Apple restored Telegram after brief App Store removal on August 3

Apple said it briefly removed Telegram from the App Store on August 3, 2026, after a review found content that violated its rules prohibiting child sexual abuse material, and then restored the app after the developer removed the content and banned the user who posted it.

Apple gave the explanation in a statement to 9to5Mac published in an update at 11:00 p.m. ET on August 3, 2026. Apple said the app was restored about 20 minutes before that statement was published.

Before Apple issued its statement, 9to5Mac reported that Telegram appeared to have been removed from the App Store in multiple countries and that the reason was unclear. The source article did not list the specific countries affected.

Telegram posted on X before Apple’s statement was published, writing, “Reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated 🍎.” According to 9to5Mac, Telegram had not commented on the reason for the brief removal at the time of publication.

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