Social media site bans ISIS accounts

The messaging app Telegram said it had suspended accounts used by ISIS to deliver its messages around the world. The actions reversed an earlier stance and was prompted by the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. The company is known for opposing government censorship. (The Christian Science Monitor, November 19, 2015, by Max Lewontin)

Telegram’s founder Paul Durov said that he had changed his position after he found that ISIS was using the company’s public channels for propaganda purposes. (The New York Times, November 18, 2015, by Robert Mackey)