Taliban App Removed From Google Play Store

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CNN: Google Play removes app made by the Taliban

Google has removed an app made by the Taliban from its Play store.

The Taliban app was first discovered on Friday by SITE Intel Group, a website devoted to tracking jihadists online. The propaganda product was taken down shortly thereafter.

A Google (GOOGL, Tech30) spokesman declined to comment on the app disappearing from its store, citing a policy that the company doesn't discuss specific apps. But the spokesman said the company does remove apps from Google Play that violate its policies.

Jihadist groups, including the Taliban, have successfully used the Internet and social media to spread propaganda and recruit fighters. Apps, however, are strictly regulated by Google and Apple (AAPL, Tech30). It's much harder to sneak a jihadist app by the stores' gatekeepers than post a recruitment tweet on Twitter.

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