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Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations

BACKGROUND

2 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 4 August 2026

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How the story developed

4 Aug

Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store

REPORT · WHO · The Verge Tech

4 Aug

Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations

REPORT · WHAT · The Verge Tech

Other feeds and industry voices

4 Aug

Telegram came back to the App Store after it took down the illegal content and banned the user who posted it. www.theverge.com/tech/974951/...

OPINION · WHO · The VergeOPEN STORY

7 Aug

Why does Apple keep banning Telegram, but never X?

For roughly an hour this week, Telegram vanished from Apple's App Store. Even during that blip, it was a stunning absence for such a major app: an avenue of communication for more

REPORT · WHO · The Verge TechOPEN STORY

4 Aug

Telegram says app restored on Apple's App Store reut.rs/4fK6G16

OPINION · WHO · ReutersOPEN STORY

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