{"id":1909,"date":"2026-08-04T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2026-08-04T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:00:10","slug":"telegram-says-apple-suspension-followed-content-norms-violation-by-one-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1909","title":{"rendered":"Telegram says Apple suspension followed content norms violation by one user"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (3 mins)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social media<\/div>\n<p><title>share-nodes<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<div class=\"rich-share__links rich-share__links--row\" data-testid=\"share-links\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__social rich-share__social--row\"><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F03efnc\"><title>facebook<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Telegram%20says%20Apple%20suspension%20followed%20content%20norms%20violation%20by%20one%20user&amp;source=sharethiscom&amp;related=sharethis&amp;via=AJEnglish&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F03efnc\"><title>x<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row u-hidden--desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Whatsapp\" href=\"\/\/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Faje.news%2F03efnc\"><title>whatsapp-stroke<\/title><\/a><a class=\"rich-share__social-link row copylink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Copy link\" href=\"https:\/\/aje.news\/03efnc\"><title>copylink<\/title><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source\"><button class=\"google-preferred-source__button\" aria-label=\"Add Al Jazeera on Google\" data-testid=\"google-preferred-source-button\"><title>google<\/title><span class=\"google-preferred-source__text\">Add Al Jazeera on Google<\/span><\/button><button aria-label=\"See more of Al Jazeera\u2019s trusted journalism by adding us as a preferred source on Google.\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><title>info<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-featured__media\">\n<figure class=\"article-featured-image\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/reuters_6a32ad35-1781706037.jpg?resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Telegram logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS\/Dado Ruvic\/Illustration\/File Photo\"><\/div><figcaption>Messaging app Telegram has more than a billion monthly active users [File: Dado Ruvic\/Illustration\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"byline byline--no-avatars\">\n<div class=\"byline-content\">\n<div class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>Reuters<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">Messaging app Telegram has said it was briefly removed from Apple\u2019s App Store globally after the iPhone maker reported one user had shared \u201cchild sexual abuse material\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which Telegram reported on Tuesday, follows a similar suspension in 2018, when Apple temporarily pulled Telegram for material the app\u2019s founder Pavel Durov called \u201cinappropriate content\u201d at the time, only to be restored after Telegram beefed up safeguards.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/features\/2026\/8\/4\/why-are-oil-companies-posting-record-profits-amid-iran-war-disruption\">Why are oil companies posting record profits amid Iran war disruption?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/4\/senate-democrats-report-says-major-banks-looked-the-other-way-on-epstein\">Senate Democrat\u2019s report says major banks \u2018looked the other way\u2019 on Epstein<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/real-madrid-vinicius-junior-drops-huge-future-hint-amid-arsenal-interest\">Vinicius Junior drops huge Real Madrid future hint amid Arsenal interest<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 4 of 4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/economy\/2026\/8\/4\/white-house-to-meet-ai-firms-on-advanced-model-safety\">White House to meet AI firms on advanced model safety<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>An Apple spokesperson confirmed the recent brief removal, saying its review found content that violated guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe app was subsequently restored after the developer promptly removed the content and banned the user who posted it,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>The app was removed and restored on the same day, after Telegram took action.<\/p>\n<p>Telegram, which has more than a billion monthly active users, says it has a zero-tolerance policy for material on child sexual abuse, blocking nearly 338,000 groups and channels over such items this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure this stance will be applied equally to all other apps in the store, in the future, right? Apple,\u201d Telegram posted on X in response to a user who shared the Apple statement.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"guideline-violations\">Guideline violations<\/h2>\n<p>Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Fortnite-maker Epic Games, which has been embroiled in legal challenges with Apple for years, questioned the US tech giant\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApple has stated they removed the app from availability to a billion users because a Telegram user posted something horrible and illegal,\u201d Sweeney wrote on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container--ads in-article-ads\">\n<div class=\"ads\"><span class=\"ads__title\"> Advertisement <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey did not elaborate on how, if that is the standard for app removal, any communications app could operate at scale, including iMessage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An Apple spokesperson did not respond to a request for further comment on the guideline violation.<\/p>\n<p>Telegram has drawn regulatory scrutiny for its handling of child sexual abuse material and other illegal content as recently as April, when Britain\u2019s Ofcom, the regulator for broadcasting, telecommunications and postal services, launched an investigation into evidence suggesting the sharing of child sex abuse material.<\/p>\n<p>Telegram has \u201ccategorically\u201d denied the communications regulator\u2019s accusations, adding that since 2018 it had \u201cvirtually eliminated\u201d the public spread of child sexual abuse material through detection algorithms.<\/p>\n<p>Telegram was also fined in February by Australia\u2019s online safety regulator for delaying answers to queries on measures to rein in material on child abuse and violent extremist behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Messaging app Telegram has more than a billion monthly active users [File: Dado Ruvic\/Illustration\/Reuters] By Reuters Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026 Messaging app Telegram has said it was briefly removed from Apple\u2019s App Store [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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