Telegram ‘inundated’ with illegal and extremist activity: Report

San Francisco, Sep 08: As Telegram Founder and CEO Pavel Durov remains in France under the close observation of local authorities, a media analysis has found that his social media platform is “inundated” with illegal and extremist activity.

The analysis by the New York Times of over 3.2 million Telegram messages from 16,000 channels found that 1,500 channels are operated by white supremacists, two dozen channels selling weapons, and at least 22 channels where MDMA, cocaine, heroin and other drugs were advertised for delivery.