A 12-Year-Old Boy’s Arson Arrest May Be Linked to a Global Terror Network

A 12-Year-Old Boy’s Arson Arrest May Be Linked to a Global Terror Network

In March this year, founder Pavel Durov said Telegram surpassed over 1 billion users, making it the fourth biggest instant messaging app on the planet. People flock to it for all sorts of reasons, but mainly because it doesn’t require a phone number, has enhanced privacy, and is pretty smooth to use. But the app has also become a hotbed of disinformation, extremism, and incitement to violence, and crimes linked to the platform include bomb plots…