💬 UPDATE: The reason Telegram briefly disappeared from the App Store is now clear.

Apple says it temporarily removed Telegram after its review found CSAM content that violated the App Store’s strict safety guidelines.

The app was restored after Telegram promptly removed the content and banned the user who posted it.

Telegram then pushed back, asking whether Apple would apply the same standard equally to every other app, while linking to its public Safety Overview.

According to Telegram’s live transparency page, the platform has blocked 337,942 CSAM-related groups and channels in 2026 so far, alongside nearly 22 MILLION groups and channels blocked across all violation categories this year.

Telegram says it maintains a ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY, automatically checks public images against databases of known illegal material and publishes daily transparency reports on removals.

The app’s brief removal now appears to have been a content moderation enforcement issue.

Now Telegram wants to know whether Apple will enforce the same standard equally across every other major platform.

@TonNomads