Apple has confirmed that Telegram was temporarily removed from the App Store after a review found content violating its guidelines. Apple said it temporarily removed Telegram after its review found “content that violates our strict guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material.” The iPhone maker added that Telegram acted quickly by removing the offending content and banning the user responsible. The app was subsequently restored to the App Store.FILE PHOTO: Telegram app logo is seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (REUTERS)Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues.
Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience.
Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences.
