An October 2022 Pew Research Center study took a close look at Telegram and six other alternative social media platforms that have created small but generally satisfied communities of news consumers: BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble and Truth Social. Telegram is distinct from the other six alternative social media sites in this group in that it uses a chat model and does not have an aggregated feed. Instead, users can join individual channels and groups to view content there.