How Telegram Became the Underworld’s Favorite App
The Daily
Digital Havens Fuel Extremism
White supremacist groups increasingly utilize platforms like Telegram for communication, recruitment, and the dissemination of their ideologies, contributing to their growth and potential for staging violence. In particular, the UK-based group Teragram exemplifies this trend as it has been classified as a terrorist organization involved in plotting violent acts. Furthermore, Hamas effectively employed Telegram to announce and document its assaults, highlighting how such platforms serve as a tool for extremist organizations to coordinate actions and spread their messages rapidly and broadly.
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