Telegram, a mobile messaging service that’s been adopted as a promotional and recruitment platform by Islamic State, said it was taking action to block the channels being used by the group.Berlin-based Telegram, created two years ago by the exiled founder of Russia’s most popular social network site, has caught on in many corners of the globe as an ultra-secure way to quickly upload and share videos, texts and voice messages. It says it has 60 million active users.
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Telegram messaging app acts to block Islamic State sites
Telegram, a mobile messaging service that’s been adopted as a promotional and recruitment platform by Islamic State, said it was taking action to block the channels being used by the group.