- 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.
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