Telegram, a mobile messaging service that's been adopted as a promotional and recruitment platform by Islamic State, said it was taking action to block the channels being used by the group.

JAKARTA — Indonesia says it has blocked 22 websites allegedly used to spread Islamic radicalism. The blockage was requested recently by the National Agency for Combating Terrorism (BNPT).

After a controversial anti-Islamic film sparked deadly protests in Libya and Cairo, Indonesia has called on YouTube to block the film’s trailer in the world’s most populous Muslim country.