Apple briefly pulls Telegram from App Store over child sexual abuse material, restores it within hours
Apple removed the Telegram app from its App Store on August 3 after discovering child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the platform, but restored it within hours after Telegram deleted the content and banned the offending user. The takedown affected new users who could not download the app, while existing users retained access. Telegram disputed Apple's framing, highlighting its own efforts against CSAM and questioning whether Apple would apply the same standards to all apps in the store.