Apple temporarily removed the Telegram messaging app from the App…
Apple temporarily removed the Telegram messaging app from the App Store due to content involving sexual violence against children, following a platform review. The app was restored after Telegram removed the prohibited content and blocked the user responsible.
Consensus
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram from the App Store.
- The removal was due to content involving sexual violence against children.
- The app was restored after Telegram removed the prohibited content.
- Apple stated that the user who posted the content was blocked.
- Telegram responded with a quote referencing Mark Twain, saying rumors of its demise were exaggerated.
- The incident occurred around August 4, 2024.
- The removal affected users in the US, India, Australia, and Singapore.
Points of divergence
- The app was restored overnight. — tg_tvrain
- The app was not visible in App Store search results for about two hours. — tg_currenttime
- The specific content involved was not disclosed by Apple. — tvrain
- Telegram removed nearly 338,000 groups and channels related to child sexual exploitation since early 2026. — thebell
- Telegram removed over 300,000 groups and channels in 2026. — tg_currenttime
- Telegram was not available for part of users in the US, India, Australia, Singapore. — meduza
- Telegram was unavailable for about one hour. — tvrain
- This is not the first dispute between Apple and Telegram; in 2018, Apple also temporarily removed Telegram and Telegram X from the App Store. — thebell
- British regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into Telegram in April over similar allegations. — thebell
- In Russia, Telegram is available in app stores but faces increasing pressure from authorities, including the addition of Pavel Durov to a list of terrorists and extremists. — meduza
Coverage (12 sources)
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram messenger from App Store According to Bloomberg, this happened after the discovery of content on the platform violating the ban on materials containing sexual exploitation of children. — Радио Свобода
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram from the App Store due to materials related to sexual violence against children The app... — BBC News Русская служба
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram from App Store due to materials depicting sexualized violence against children App already back... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram app from App Store due to materials depicting sexual violence against children, Bloomberg reported — Varlamov News
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram from the App Store due to prohibited content — The Bell
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram from App Store due to materials related to sexual violence against children — BBC News Русская служба
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram messenger from the App Store — Радио Свобода
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram messenger from the App Store — Настоящее Время
- Apple removed Telegram from App Store due to materials depicting sexualized violence against children — Дождь
- Apple temporarily removed the Telegram app from the App Store due to materials with sexual violence against children, Bloomberg reported — Varlamov News
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram from the App Store — due to content depicting sexualized violence against children — Meduza
- Apple temporarily removed Telegram from the App Store due to materials with sexual violence against children — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Apple
- App Store
- Telegram
- Bloomberg
- Telegram
- USA
- India
- Australia
- Singapore
- App
- Reuters
- Deutsche Welle
- TASS
- Telegram
- Mark Twain