Telegram's takedown caused by planted porn & weaponized App Store policies

The brief removal and restoration of Telegram from the App Store was a targeted attack by a "takedown extortionist," and it's something the company's CEO says can be weaponized against other apps, too.TelegramOn Monday evening, Telegram was removed from the App Store for a number of hours, following a report that CSAM material was posted to it. The following day,…

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