Telegram CEO claims extortionist planted CSAM to get app removed from App Store
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov claims that an extortionist planted child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public chat as a means to pressure Apple into removing the app from its App Store, which temporarily succeeded on Monday night. Durov criticized Apple for removing Telegram without prior contact, arguing this sets a concerning precedent for how platforms can be exploited through bad-faith actors.
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