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Telegram
Updated on 2025-11-14 Unlock My Data Team
Data Access
Terms Changes
3Policy changes detected by Open Terms Archive
Telegram prohibits collecting data for AI use
February 3, 2026Telegram prohibits data scraping for AI use, targeting all users, businesses, and third-party services accessing the platform, including via developer APIs.
Telegram expands its age eligibility requirement to Australian users
January 7, 2026Australia’s Online Safety Act 2021 requires age verification for online services. Telegram was fined in 2025 for non-compliance and now applies an 18+ age requirement to users located in Australia.
Telegram expands cooperation with authorities beyond the scope of terrorism
September 23, 2024Telegram updated its policies to allow sharing of IP addresses and phone numbers of users violating its Terms of Service with authorities.
Sanctions and transfer policy
If you signed up for Telegram from the United Kingdom or the EEA, your data is stored in data centers located in the Netherlands
These are third-party data centers where Telegram rents dedicated space
However, the servers and networks hosted in these data centers, on which your personal data is stored, are owned by Telegram
Therefore, we do not share your personal data with these data centers
All data is stored with strong encryption to prevent any unauthorized access, whether by local Telegram engineers or by a malicious individual
