Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store over guideline violations
Apple said it briefly removed the Telegram messaging app from the App Store after a review found content that violated its guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material. The company said it restored the app after the developer quickly removed the content and banned the user who posted it. Telegram wrote on X: “Reports of my ‘death’ are greatly exaggerated.” An Apple spokesperson did not respond to a request for further comment on the guideline violation. Telegram also did not respond to a request for comment.
Apple said it briefly removed the Telegram messaging app from the App Store after a review found content that violated its guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material.
The company said it restored the app after the developer quickly removed the content and banned the user who posted it.
Telegram wrote on X: “Reports of my ‘death’ are greatly exaggerated.”
An Apple spokesperson did not respond to a request for further comment on the guideline violation. Telegram also did not respond to a request for comment.
The company said it restored the app after the developer quickly removed the content and banned the user who posted it.
Telegram wrote on X: “Reports of my ‘death’ are greatly exaggerated.”
An Apple spokesperson did not respond to a request for further comment on the guideline violation. Telegram also did not respond to a request for comment.