Telegram Briefly Removed From Apple's App Store Over Child Sexual Abuse Material

Telegram said it was briefly removed from Apple's App Store globally after the iPhone maker reported one user had shared child sexual abuse material.

The incident, reported Tuesday, follows a similar 2018 suspension. An Apple spokesperson confirmed the removal, saying its review found content violating guidelines prohibiting such material. The app was subsequently restored after the developer promptly removed the content and banned the user who posted it, the spokesperson added.

Telegram, with over a billion monthly users, says it has a zero-tolerance policy and has blocked nearly 338,000 groups and channels this year. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney questioned the decision, noting Apple did not elaborate on how any communications app could operate at scale under that standard. Telegram has faced regulatory scrutiny, including a UK Ofcom investigation in April and a fine from Australia's online safety regulator in February.

Source: Al Jazeera English

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