When you buy Telegram Premium, you are setting up automatic recurring charges that continue until you actively cancel, and simply deleting the app or account does not stop the charges.
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Users who delete the Telegram app or their account without formally canceling their subscription will continue to be charged, creating an ongoing financial obligation that is easy to overlook.
The removal of the explicit recurring payment authorization language (with the account deletion clause moved to separate provision) may obscure the automatic charge authorization, though the substance remains in revised provisions.
View full change record →This clause means that forgetting to cancel your Premium subscription before deleting the app or your account will result in continued charges to your payment method until you actively cancel through the correct channel.
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"By purchasing Telegram Premium, you agree that you are authorizing recurring monthly or yearly payments, which will be made to Telegram using the payment method you selected until the subscription is canceled by you or Telegram. Deleting your Telegram account or removing the Telegram application from your device does not cancel your subscription.Excerpt from Telegram's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages the FTC's Negative Option Rule and Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA), which require clear disclosure of recurring billing terms and easy cancellation mechanisms.
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Users who delete the Telegram app or their account without formally canceling their subscription will continue to be charged, creating an ongoing financial obligation that is easy to overlook.
This clause means that forgetting to cancel your Premium subscription before deleting the app or your account will result in continued charges to your payment method until you actively cancel through the correct channel.
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