Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Secure messaging service Telegram announced today that it blocked access to 78 public channels on its network that were being used to spread terror-related content pertaining to ISIS across 12 languages this week. Telegram noted that it acted on users’ reports to find and shut down the channels in question, which can be shared with just a URL to any number of people. In its publicly accessible Telegram News channel, a company spokesperson said: We were disturbed to learn that Telegram’s public channels were being used by ISIS to spread their propaganda. We are carefully reviewing all reports sent to…
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