telegram ads

As Telegram ads are getting more misleading and dangerous than ever (specially crypto ads) just wanted to know is there a way to block them? I’m mostly worried for my more elderly family members getting affected

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Yes, in large public channels there can sometimes be ads. These used to be contextual, but they aren’t anymore.

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