Telegram Channels and Bots: A Ranking of Media Outlets Based in Spain

Telegram, an Industry 4.0 style communication service, is one of the world’s most widespread platforms. The availability channels and bots has opened as a broadcast channel for any media outlet. We asked following questions: Do outlets from Spain use Telegram channels? Which outlets? Are they verified? What their volume subscribers? Can this information be used to rank identified many data were collected each one. present results in ranking. Forty-two based have channels, 26 which are ranked directory. Less than half these verified by platform, only three linked website. This lack verification could lead proliferation fake channels. article ends with series recommendations managers make it easier end user identify verify