Telegram Messaging App Removes 'Dozens' of Accounts Linked to Violence

With many social networks suddenly reevaluating their policies in light of recent political violence in the U.S., the popular messaging app Telegram is implementing a crackdown of its own. Telegram confirmed to TechCrunch that it has removed “dozens” of public channels over the course of the last 24 hours after those accounts, some of which boasted thousands of followers, issued calls for violent action.

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