Sifty: your channels in one feed

Following dozens of Telegram channels and reading none of them? Sifty pulls posts from the public channels you pick into one combined newsfeed. You do not have to subscribe to the channels themselves. 📰

The key idea is per channel keywords. They work both ways: keep only the topics you want, or cut out unwanted content such as ads.

One feed instead of a pile of tabs

News usually gets scattered across chats and channels, and the main chat list turns into noise. With Sifty you choose the sources and the bot stacks their posts into a single stream.

Think of it as a personal RSS reader inside Telegram. The sources are yours, the order is yours, and channel updates stay out of your chat list.

How the keyword filters work

Each channel gets its own word list. Say you follow a city channel but only care about traffic and road works. Add those words as required and everything else is left out.

• Include words keep only posts on your chosen topics.
• Exclude words drop ads and anything you would rather not read.
• Both together give fine control: the right topic without the sponsored inserts.

The bot description also mentions AI filters that help remove clutter.

Getting started in four steps

1. Open the bot and launch the mini app.
2. Add public channels you want to track.
3. Set words for each channel: what to include and what to exclude.
4. Read the feed and adjust the words if junk slips through or good posts vanish.

What every auto filter gets wrong sometimes

A keyword filter does not understand meaning. Excluding the word "sale" will hide ads and also a news story about a sale of a company. For the first few days, check what is being hidden.

Start with one or two channels and narrow rules. Loosening a rule later is easier than hunting for a missing post.

Practical tips for choosing words

Good keywords are short and specific. Use the root of a word rather than one exact form, so the filter catches different endings. For ads, common markers such as "discount", "promo code" and "sponsored" are a good start.

Review your lists once a week. Topics change, and a word that was useful last month may hide something good today.

If a channel posts rarely, you can skip rules for it entirely and let every post through. Filters matter where volume is high and half of it is off topic. 🧹

Who gets the most out of it

• People tracking industry news who do not want to read everything.
• Readers tired of ads in their favorite channels.
• Anyone who wants to read channels without subscribing and without extra notifications.

The bot works with public channels only, so private groups will not show up in the feed. The original post always stays in the channel itself, so check there when in doubt.