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Third-Party Dependencies for Premium Features

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What it is

Telegram's voice-to-text and translation features depend on Google and may not always work correctly — Telegram makes no guarantees about their accuracy or availability.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Voice and video message transcription and live translation data is processed by Google LLC, meaning Premium subscribers' message content may be shared with a third party, and those features may fail without any refund or compensation to the subscriber.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Premium subscribers paying for features that rely on Google LLC have no contractual remedy if those features become unavailable or inaccurate, and their data is processed by a third party under Google's privacy terms.

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These technologies are still evolving and there is no guarantee that every message you attempt to either transcribe or translate will be processed correctly, or at all. The accuracy and availability of these technologies depend on a third party (Google LLC, subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.), and we can not guarantee that they will always be accurate and available.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision implicates GDPR Articles 28 (processor agreements), 13/14 (transparency about data recipients), and 44-49 (international data transfers, as Google may process data in the US). The SCCs (Standard Contractual Clauses) for EU-US data transfers must be in place. UK GDPR imposes equivalent requirements. The FTC Act Section 5 is engaged if the disclosure of Google's involvement is not sufficiently prominent. (2)

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Telegram Terms of Service
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Telegram
Document last updated
April 29, 2026
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April 18, 2026
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Entity: Telegram | Document: Telegram Terms of Service | Record: CA-P-002906
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/telegram/telegram-terms-of-service/third-party-dependencies-for-premium-features/
Accessed: May 2, 2026
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