Many Telegram users try bots for a short period and later decide they no longer want to use them. However, some bots do not provide a /stop command or any clear way to permanently unsubscribe.
As a result, users may continue receiving promotional or automated messages even after they have stopped using the bot. The only reliable solution is often to block the bot, which is not always what users want.
I suggest that Telegram require all bots to support a standard /stop or unsubscribe mechanism, or provide a built-in Telegram option that allows users to completely revoke a bot's ability to send them messages without blocking it.
Benefits:
• Better user control over bot communications.
• Reduced spam and unwanted promotional messages.
• Improved privacy and transparency.
• A more consistent experience across all Telegram bots.
This small change would give users greater control over their accounts while maintaining Telegram's bot ecosystem.
I had requested this a long time ago and recently I received a notification that my suggestion has been merged to this one. I strongly support this. I hope Telegram will make it happen soon enough.
I fully support this proposal. Many users, including myself, have faced situations where a bot continues sending promotional messages long after we've stopped using it, and there's no clear way to unsubscribe. Forcing users to block the bot feels like an overly harsh solution when all they want is to stop receiving messages.
A universal /stop or unsubscribe command would bring much-needed consistency and transparency to the Telegram bot ecosystem. It would give users real control over their inbox, reduce unwanted spam, and make the platform more user-friendly overall.
This is a small but meaningful improvement that would benefit everyone. I hope Telegram implements it soon.
I’m going to delete my account as I did before because of this issue, We hardly support this proposal. We uploaded it since a couple of months and we didn’t get any response.
Many users, including myself, have faced situations where a bot continues sending promotional messages long after we've stopped using it, and there's no clear way to unsubscribe. Forcing users to block the bot feels like an overly harsh solution when all they want is to stop receiving messages.
A universal /stop or unsubscribe command would bring much-needed consistency and transparency to the Telegram bot ecosystem. It would give users real control over their inbox, reduce unwanted spam, and make the platform more user-friendly overall.
This is a small but meaningful improvement that would benefit everyone. I hope Telegram implements it soon.