3 outlets·4 reports
Telegram CEO says 'takedown extortionist' was responsible for the app being briefly delisted by Apple
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after discovering child sexual-abuse material. Telegram removed the offending content and banned the user, and the app was restored. Telegram’s CEO said an extortionist had planted the material to get the app delisted.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Apple says it "briefly removed Telegram from the App Store" over CSAM on Monday, restoring it after Telegram "promptly removed the content and banned the user" (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)
Apple briefly removed Telegram from the App Store due to CSAM. Telegram promptly removed the content and banned the user. The app was then restored.
- The Verge·Apple briefly yanked Telegram from the App Store over CSAM violations
- The Verge·Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store
- Engadget·Telegram CEO says 'takedown extortionist' was responsible for the app being briefly delisted by Apple
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