[moralestapia]

This, remember there's GPT4 now, and Telegram bots are free. Go wild!

Also, show HN, everything is a sales channel.

[duskwuff]

Telegram bots cannot initiate conversations. The platform doesn't allow for that, and it aggressively limits or terminates non-bot accounts which are used for automated spam.

[gorkish]

Thanks for posting this; it helps explain the rationale behind the SMS-to-telegram pivot that is common to see in phishing scams.