, attracted niche but highly engaged audiences looking for curated industry humor. Key Media Features Introduced in 2021

Telegram launched several features that transformed it from a messaging app into a rich media platform: Leading Telegram channel categories 2023 - Statista

The most popular entertainment categories in 2021 included , Gaming , and Viral Media . News

This entertainment boom came with a cost. Telegram’s light moderation policy meant that alongside legitimate fan edits and movie discussions, the platform harbored deepfake pornography, doxxing of celebrities, and the illegal distribution of major studio films. Unlike Discord, which proactively removed copyrighted material, Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, maintained a strict "neutrality" stance, responding only to court orders from specific jurisdictions.