

Later that day, both the messaging apps were restored on Apple’s App Store after fixes were issued. Also, they alerted child service agencies in the US.Īpple has a strict policy against so-called "inappropriate content" and apps found in violation of these policies are taken down. Therefore, the apps were taken down from the App Store. However, in a 9to5Mac report, Apple’s Phil Schiller who is the senior vice president of marketing at Apple said that they were alerted about the circulation of child pornography.


Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said that the messaging apps were removed from the App Store for the circulation of inappropriate content. On 1 February, Telegram and Telegram X had disappeared from Apple’s App Store.
