Apple briefly removes Telegram from App Store over content violation

Telegram, one of the world’s most popular messenger platforms, disappeared from the App Store briefly. The delisting caused social media platforms to go abuzz with panic. This came just a month after the Indian government banned access to Telegram for a whole week, and Russia charged its founder, Pavel Durov, with facilitating terrorist activity.

In this case, however, Telegram’s page was restored on the App Store soon after. It was Telegram’s account on X that posted a witty one-liner to address the brief disappearance, stating, “reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated”.