{
  "id": 112820,
  "title": "Telegram briefly pulled from the App Store over child sexual abuse material availability [U: Apple statement ]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/telegram-briefly-pulled-from-the-app-store-over-child-sexual-abuse",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-04T02:19:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/03/telegram-appears-to-have-been-pulled-from-the-app-store-worldwide/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Update: 11:00 p.m. ET: In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple said: “We briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after our review found content that violates our strict 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.” Apple’s statement came about 20 minutes after access to the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Telegram says app restored on Apple's App Store",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/telegram-says-app-restored-on-apples-app-store",
        "published": "2026-08-04T03:04:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple says it \"briefly removed Telegram from the App Store\" over CSAM on Monday, restoring it after Telegram \"promptly removed the content and banned the user\" (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/apple-says-it-briefly-removed-telegram-from-the-app-store-over-csam",
        "published": "2026-08-04T03:45:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Popular messenger: Apple briefly removed Telegram from iPhone App Store",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/popularer-messenger-apple-entfernte-kurz-telegram-aus-iphone-app-store",
        "published": "2026-08-04T03:58:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Apple briefly removes Telegram from App Store, Gram rebounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/apple-briefly-removes-telegram-from-app-store-gram-rebounds",
        "published": "2026-08-04T08:03:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Telegram's takedown caused by planted porn & weaponized App Store policies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/telegrams-takedown-caused-by-planted-porn-weaponized-app-store",
        "published": "2026-08-04T19:45:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}