Telegram’s Peer-to-Peer Login system is a risky way to save $5 a month

Wow, that's insane.

That just goes against everything OTP codes are for

I would not trust a code from some random phone number lol

I’d be interested if this would work at all in the US. With the whole automated-sms-campaign registration thing, I’d imagine these messages would be flagged as automated and end up getting your number flagged or blacklisted.

Interesting, thanks for sharing