Telegram says app restored on Apple’s App Store

Telegram was briefly removed from Apple’s App Store globally after the iPhone maker reported one user had shared “child sexual abuse material,” the messaging app said on Tuesday.

The incident follows a similar suspension in 2018, when Apple temporarily pulled Telegram for material the app’s founder Pavel Durov called “inappropriate content” at the time, only to be restored after ‌Telegram beefed ⁠up safeguards.

An ⁠Apple spokesperson confirmed the recent brief removal, saying its review found content that violated guidelines prohibiting child sexual ​abuse material.