EN English Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands O‘zbek Polski Português (Brasil) Türkçe Беларуская Русский Українська Қазақша العربية فارسی 한국어 Follow on X Home FAQ Apps API Safety Telegram Safety Overview Total Groups and Channels Blocked Telegram blocks tens of thousands of groups and channels daily and removes millions of pieces of content that violate its Terms of Service , including incitement to violence, sharing child abuse materials, and trading illegal goods. Since 2015, moderation has combined user reports with proactive monitoring powered by machine learning. In early 2024, this effort was further enhanced with cutting-edge AI moderation tools . Groups and channels blocked in 2026 How do I report content? CSAM Groups and Channels Banned Telegram enforces a zero-tolerance policy for Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM). Since 2018, public images are automatically checked against a hash database of CSAM banned by our moderators over the past decade. In 2024, we expanded this database with hashes from organizations like the Internet Watch Foundation . Telegram publishes daily transparency reports on the removal of CSAM content. CSAM-related groups and channels blocked in 2026 How do I report child abuse? CSAM Blocked via NGO reports Organization Jan—Jun 2024 Jul—Dec 2024 Jan—Jun 2025 Jul—Dec 2025 Stichting Offlimits 2,142 22,601 * 7,210 13,839 Canadian Centre for Child Protection 7,131 6,528 2,060 1,028 National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1,933 3,583 2,069 1,091 Internet Watch Foundation 1,336 1,007 Total content blocked 11,313 32,874 12,675 16,965 * Between 16 September and 22 October 2024 , Telegram received 17,554 new reports about CSAM content from Stichting Offlimits , all of which was banned immediately . In addition to its proactive measures and user reports, Telegram processes thousands of reports on CSAM from global third-party organizations via automated takedown addresses : abuse@telegram.org stopCA@telegram.org The table lists the top four NGOs that submitted takedown reports to Telegram in 2025. Banned Terrorist Communities Calls to violence and terrorist propaganda have no place on Telegram. Since 2016, Telegram has published daily transparency reports on the removal of terrorist content. Telegram’s anti-terrorism efforts have been recognized by Europol . Since 2022, Telegram has significantly scaled its efforts in partnership with organizations like ETIDAL, the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology. Through its collaboration with ETIDAL alone, Telegram’s moderators have removed over 200 million pieces of terrorist content. Terrorist-related communities blocked in 2026 How do I report terrorist content? How can I report content on Telegram? All Telegram apps allow users to report messages to moderators. To report a message, tap it on Android, hold it on iOS, or right-click it on Desktop or Web, then select 'Report.' Choose a reason for your report and provide a comment if needed. You can also report search terms that may be used to find illegal content in your country through the official @SearchReport bot. Users in the European Union are welcome to report any illegal content via Telegram's dedicated DSA form . EU authorities can obtain Telegram's contact points under the DSA using the instructions here . For more information, please see our User guidance for the EU Digital Services Act . Telegram Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed. About FAQ Privacy Press Mobile Apps iPhone/iPad Android Mobile Web Desktop Apps PC/Mac/Linux macOS Web-browser Platform API Translations Instant View About Blog Press Safety