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Figure 1 is illustration of one of top 5 popular channel that run publicly in Telegram. Channel
allow the admin to see how many subscribers see the posts where a tiny eye icon next to the
message will indicate the updated viewers. Meanwhile, Telegram protect each subscriber by
shielding them from seeing each other profile and protect their privacy. The best part is
Telegram allow Channel to be linked to several groups which then the post from channel will
be disseminated automatically to the groups.
These basic features of Channel hopefully able to flash out some ideas to lecturers in integrating
groups of students in order to disseminate information across groups interactively. Hope this
will create some innovation for new era of teaching and learning.

References:
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https://respond.io/blog/telegram-channels
Most Popular Global Mobile Messenger Apps as of July 2021, based on Number of Monthly
Active Users. (2021, August 2). Statista. Retrieved from
https://www.statista.com/statistics/258749/most-popular-global-mobile-messenger-
apps/
Mugerwa, S. (2019, April 3). WhatsApp vs Telegram feature by feature comparison. Dignitied.
https://www.dignited.com/23969/whatsapp-vs-telegram-feature-feature-comparison/

Telegram VS Signal, With WhatsApp Comparison Table. (2021, January 10). MVW
Consulting. https://meganvwalker.com/telegram-vs-signal-with-whatsapp-comparison-
table/