Information channels in mobile messengers: a philosophical analysis

Information channels have become a new phenomenon in the Russian media scene. Subscribers use popular in the world and Russia messengers not only as a way of communication, but also as news sources. The article attempts to analyze the nature of information channels in social messengers based on dialectic and synergetic approaches. We set us the task to determine the common factors of the development of such phenomena as information channels using Telegram channels as an example, and also to identify whether they are a new form of mass media. The study is based on the analysis of scientific and philosophical approaches to the media. In the case of ambiguous legal statuses of Telegram, we also invoke the current legislation of the Russian Federation.