But why would you even download files through something like Telegram?
This looks like the perfect distribution network for any kind of viruses etc., so wouldn't you just be better off going through TPB or other torrent services?
I really love this approach. I am currently trying to do something similar for academics as part of my PhD project.
We have to understand that programming an algorithm actually is not always "easy". Imagine a new method presented in an academic paper that you would actually like to use. Re-Coding the whole thing that it works exactly the way presented sometimes is not possible (as not all implementation details are explained in the paper).
But imaging having a place (like Algorithmia) where researchers can upload there implementation (without giving access to their source code) and for others to access this algorithm with a very easy to use API would be a huge step forward in academics.
This looks like the perfect distribution network for any kind of viruses etc., so wouldn't you just be better off going through TPB or other torrent services?