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Telegram says Apple suspension followed content norms violation by one user

Aug 3 : 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."The app was subsequently restored after the developer promptly removed the content and banned the user who posted it,” the spokesperson added. The app was removed and restored on the same day, after Telegram took action.Teleg
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