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Telegram · Telegram Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Admin solely responsible for giveaway legal compliance

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Where does Telegram place sole responsibility for complying with applicable law?
“If you run a giveaway, you are solely responsible for complying with applicable law.”
Version CA-V-004270, captured June 28, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Telegram places sole responsibility for complying with applicable law on the user who runs a giveaway.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Telegram bears no legal responsibility for the lawfulness of user-run giveaways, leaving the organising user fully exposed to any legal liability.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

If the reader runs a giveaway, they assume sole legal compliance responsibility with no recourse to Telegram.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you run a giveaway, you are solely responsible for complying with applicable law.

Excerpt from Telegram's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Telegram Terms of Service
Entity
Telegram
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004270, captured June 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029212
Document ID
CA-D-000173
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004270)
653ac19595c247a3d58d442bef3bb1471bb5823e23f0b7743ee31ddb49157450
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 23:19 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004270, captured June 28, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Telegram
Document: Telegram Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-029212
Version: CA-V-004270
Captured: 2026-06-28 00:24:08 UTC
SHA-256: 653ac19595c247a3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/telegram/telegram-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-029212/admin-solely-responsible-for-giveaway-legal-compliance/
Accessed: Oct. 22, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Telegram's Admin solely responsible for giveaway legal compliance clause do?

Telegram bears no legal responsibility for the lawfulness of user-run giveaways, leaving the organising user fully exposed to any legal liability.

How does this clause affect you?

If the reader runs a giveaway, they assume sole legal compliance responsibility with no recourse to Telegram.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.

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