Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTelegram was removed from the Apple App store (AP)Telegram was briefly removed from the Apple App Store after claims that it was being used to share images of child sexual abuse. Apple confirmed the app's removal was due to content violating its guidelines, but it was restored the same day after Telegram promptly removed the offending material and banned the user. This incident follows a similar temporary suspension in 2018, when Apple pulled Telegram for what its founder described as “inappropriate content”. Critics, including Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, questioned Apple's decision, suggesting such a standard for app removal would make it impossible for any communication app to operate at scale. Telegram has faced recent regulatory scrutiny in the UK and Australia regarding its handling of child sexual abuse material and other illegal content, despite stating it has a zero-tolerance policy. In fullTelegram messenger vanishes from the iPhone’s App StoreMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Telegram removed from Apple App store due to content concern
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTelegram was removed from the Apple App store (AP)Telegram was briefly removed from the Apple App Store after claims that it was being used to share images of child sexual abuse. Apple confirmed the app's removal was due to content violating its guidelines, but it was restored the same day after Telegram promptly removed the offending material and banned the user. This incident follows a similar temporary suspension in 2018, when Apple pulled Telegram for what its founder described as “inappropriate content”. Critics, including Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, questioned Apple's decision, suggesting such a standard for app removal would make it impossible for any communication app to operate at scale. Telegram has faced recent regulatory scrutiny in the UK and Australia regarding its handling of child sexual abuse material and other illegal content, despite stating it has a zero-tolerance policy. In fullTelegram messenger vanishes from the iPhone’s App StoreMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
