Durov explained the temporary removal of Telegram from the App Store
Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, stated that the app’s temporary removal from the App Store was due to manipulation by extortionists. A malicious user edited an old message in a public chat, adding prohibited content to it, and then filed a complaint with Apple.
Durov called Apple’s response excessive and warned that such a scheme poses a threat to any platform with user-generated content, as extortionists could use similar complaints to blackmail owners of large channels. Telegram is now available again on the App Store.
Source: Pavel Durov on Telegram.
Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, has been added to Rosfinmonitoring’s list of terrorists and extremists. His name is marked with a special asterisk on the list, indicating that a criminal case has been opened against him under an article related to terrorism.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has publicly commented for the first time on the Russian authorities’ decision to include him on the list of “terrorists and extremists.” He stated that the reason was his refusal to comply with the Kremlin’s demands regarding mass surveillance of users and censorship within the messaging app.
