Telegram CEO accuses ‘takedown extortionist’ of manipulating Apple into brief App Store removal

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Aug 5, 2026, 2:00 pm125 ptsTrending
Apple briefly removed Telegram from its App Store late on Monday after detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public group. The messaging app was restored within about 40 minutes once Telegram deleted the content and banned the responsible user. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov later described the incident…

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