Telegram was set up by the two brothers who founded VKontakte, a Russian social networking site inspired by Facebook that counts more than 100 million active users. “We were disturbed to learn that Telegram’s public channels were being used by ISIS to spread their propaganda,” it said. In a statement published on its site Wednesday, Telegram said it has been able to identify and block 78 ISIS-related broadcast channels in 12 languages on its site. The group used Telegram to claim responsibility for the Paris attacks, which left 129 people dead, and the bombing of a Russian airliner over Egypt last month, which killed 224. Two months ago, a new public broadcast feature of Telegram became the preferred method for Islamic State to broadcast news and share videos of military victories or sermons, according to security researchers. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/filesīerlin-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. An Islamic State flag flies over the custom office of Syria's Jarablus border gate as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Karkamis, in Gaziantep province, Turkey August 1, 2015.
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