Telegram says reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated after Apple removes it from App Store
Telegram is an app that can never get away from controversy. The messaging platform was temporarily suspended from the Apple App Store, before being restored
Telegram is an app that can never get away from controversy. The messaging platform was temporarily suspended from the Apple App Store, before being restored hours later. After Telegram became available to download again on the platform, the company shared a cryptic post on X. On X, Telegram’s official account took a subtle jibe at Apple over its temporary suspension from the App Store. The company used the famous phrase, “Reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated.” The post also had an apple emoji, likely referring to the iPhone maker. Read Full Story Previously, a message on Telegram’s Apple App Store page had read, “The page you’re looking for can’t be found.” Telegram later confirmed that the app had been restored, without elaborating on the reason for its earlier absence.
Telegram shared the post on X. Apple shared a statement on removing Telegram from the App Store. "We briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after our review found content that violates our strict guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material. The app was subsequently restored after the developer promptly removed the content and banned the user who posted it," the company told Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Telegram founder faces arrest warrant The brief disappearance came as Telegram and its billionaire founder and chief executive, Pavel Durov, remain under scrutiny from both Russian and Western authorities. Durov has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials while presenting himself as a champion of free speech.
Last week, Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, accused Durov of aiding what it called terrorist activities and said it was adding his name to international wanted lists. The Russian-born Durov responded by posting an image of himself raising a middle finger on Telegram’s official account on X. He has denounced previous Kremlin attempts to restrict Telegram as an attack on freedom of expression. Telegram, launched in 2013, says it has more than 1 billion monthly active users worldwide. The app offers one-to-one conversations, group chats and large channels that allow people to broadcast messages to subscribers. Unlike Meta’s WhatsApp, Telegram’s group chats can include as many as 200,000 people, compared with a maximum of 1,024 for WhatsApp.
Experts have raised concerns that misinformation can spread easily in such large groups. Keep in mind that in June this year, Telegram was temporarily banned in India ahead of the NEET re-test. India was concerned that the app may be used to spread misinformation as scammers may try to sell fake NEET papers to students through it. Ends
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