Islamic State makes Telegram messaging app a major marketing tool

November 19, 2015 admin airliner-over, bombing, broadcast-news, egypt, exiled, islamic-state, most-popular, paris, russia, social-network, telegram, the-preferred

The mobile messaging service Telegram, created by the exiled founder of Russia’s most popular social network site, has emerged as an important new promotional and recruitment platform for Islamic State. A new feature of Telegram that was introduced in September has become the preferred method for Islamic State to broadcast news and share videos of military victories or sermons, according to security researchers.

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Islamic State makes Telegram messaging app a major marketing tool