# Telegram briefly pulled from the App Store over child sexual abuse material availability - 9to5Mac

> 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.

- **Source:** [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/03/telegram-appears-to-have-been-pulled-from-the-app-store-worldwide/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a715921b0f1490e9aeff903)
- **Published:** 2026-08-04
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #apple #google #ios
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a715921b0f1490e9aeff903

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