Secure messaging service Telegram announced on Wednesday it had shut down 78 ISIS-related channels since the deadly attacks on Paris and Beirut, alongside a statement saying the company was “disturbed to learn that Telegram’s public channels were being used by ISIS to spread their propaganda.” This made the situation sound like new information to Telegram — but that’s not the case. At TechCrunch Disrupt in September, Telegram founder Pavel Durov told interviewer Mike Butcher that he knew ISIS used his app (as spotted by The Washington Post). “I don’t think we are actually taking part in these activities,” Durov said. “I don’t think we should be guilty or feel guilty about it.” The relevant conversation went down as follows:
Via: The Washington Post