Why This Messaging App Became a Tool for Extremists and a Target for Government Scrutiny

Eleanor Thornber and Jeff Stone

August 26, 2024 – 1:06 PM

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The messaging app Telegram has become a target for extremist activity online, whether it is spreading conspiracy theories or organizing riots.

The service, launched in 2013, is one of the most downloaded apps in the world. Its private chat setting has made Telegram a free space for open discussion in countries with authoritarian regimes.

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