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A publication circulated by several media outlets contains statements about a possible use of the Telegram Ads advertising platform to promote gambling in the Ukrainian segment of the messenger. The material also mentions the Advio.io service and the company Netpeak as the official resellers of Telegram Ads in Ukraine, media outlets write. At the same time, the claims presented in the publication are the authors' position and are not accompanied by official conclusions from law enforcement agencies or court decisions.
According to media reports, sponsored advertisements inviting participation in gambling may appear in Ukrainian Telegram channels without separate consent from the administrators of those channels. The publication's authors claim that the Telegram Ads system is used to place the ads, and payment is made in cryptocurrency TON. The material also notes that in Ukraine, the monetization program for Telegram channel owners officially does not operate, which is why administrators do not receive a portion of the revenue from showing sponsored messages. At the same time, the authors claim that the advertising continues to be shown to users if they do not use Telegram Premium. Separately in the publication, the Advio.io service is mentioned, which, according to the authors, is used to work with Telegram advertising. The material also mentions Netpeak, named as the official reseller of Telegram Ads in Ukraine, and its founder Artem Borodatuk. The authors note that Netpeak denies any involvement in possible advertising of gambling that violates the law.
“Borodatuk is promoting Telegram advertising through his own service advio.io. It is possible that through it casino advertising linked to the Russian-affiliated Tokarev is being promoted,” media outlets write. The authors also drew attention to the mechanism of using the internal Stars currency, which, in their view, could influence the geographic targeting settings of advertising campaigns. These claims in the publication are not accompanied by official comments from Telegram or independent technical confirmations.
Additionally, the article expresses the opinion of the need to verify the facts presented by competent state authorities. The authors call on law enforcement and regulatory authorities to provide a legal assessment of the described circumstances. As of the publication, there were no official announcements about start of investigations or criminal proceedings on this matter.
Document: PDF proof of the original version of the news item "Сервіси Артема Бородатюка просувають гемблінг у Telegram-каналах, - ЗМІ". It records the publication content at the moment of the first scan, the preservation date and the source: Fraza.
