This thread seems to be generating a great deal of redundancy.<p>If you&#x27;re here to ask, &quot;How come they were able to ban channels when Telegram is supposed to be private?&quot;, as sk4kerto mentioned channels are a feature for broadcasting information to the public.<p>If you&#x27;re wondering how Telegram works, here is their documentation.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;core.telegram.org&#x2F;mtproto" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;core.telegram.org&#x2F;mtproto</a>