# Telegram CEO says an extortionist planted CSAM in a chat to get it pulled from the App Store

> Telegram CEO Pavel Durov blames an extortionist for planting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public chat to get the app temporarily removed from Apple’s App Store on Monday night.

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/tech/975300/telegram-app-store-takedown-extortion-pavel-durov?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a72590b6a7b80a584482876)
- **Published:** 2026-08-04
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #apple #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a72590b6a7b80a584482876

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