Telegram adds ‘Discussion Button’ to channels

Instant messaging app Telegram on Wednesday said it has introduced a Discussion Button in a bid to let users access a separate group chat extension even on chat restricted channels.
The new feature allows admins to provide a whole new chat section associated to the specific channel, Telegram said.
Usually, it has been observed that official channels created by companies, or organisations are the chat restricted ones where only the admins have the right to post the latest updates and company related news.
No other participants in the channels can actively write, or post some information from their side.
In such cases, if a specific person would like to add his opinion on a particular ongoing topic running on the platform, they now have a way to initiate a discussion on a separate extended group chat attached to the channel.