The word ‘platform’ is being abused so much it does not mean anything today, but telegram is a platform indeed: 1. Bots allow you to develop automations and ser

The word ‘platform’ is being abused so much it does not mean anything today, but telegram is a platform indeed: 1. Bots allow you to develop automations and services inside 2. Channels allow publishers to have very easy to use blogs 3. Chats (with bots! Admin bots!) allow unlimited collaboration. Have you ever seen tens of thousands people in a chat? Public chats with anonymity protections? It is a real platform.