Pull up a chair. Pour a virtual coffee. And listen.

¿Qué bolá, asere? Welcome to the table.

Telegram has become the digital park bench for the Hispanic diaspora. It allows a grandmother in Tampa to share photos of her flan with a grandson in Madrid, while simultaneously warning a neighbor in Havana about a gas shortage tomorrow.

However, in the 21st century, the diaspora and the digital-native generations have moved this storied tradition online. This has given rise to the phenomenon known as