Telegram removed from App Store

[ResearchCat]

Yeah, i don’t see it in the App Store.

[quicksilver80]

Didnt The owner get charged with facilitating terrorism?

[vpeps]

I read that they restored it already.

[Randy]

[pep_researcher]

This is wild as hell. Still there on Google Playstore though.

[pep_researcher]

AI summary:

Telegram is not officially banned in the USA, though the app recently experienced a brief, temporary disappearance from the Apple App Store.

App Store Status:

Temporary Removal: The app vanished briefly from iOS devices worldwide due to content violating child safety guidelines, but it has since been restored.

Functionality: Existing installations remained active, and Android users experienced no service interruptions.

Regulatory Pressure: Global Scrutiny: The platform faces increasing legal pressure across multiple countries regarding content moderation, but no federal ban exists in the United States.

[BoxerLover]

With the frequency of channels being nuked recently, my tin foil hat had me thinking.

[pep_researcher]

@BoxerLover I don't think it's due to pep channels. There is some child safety reg violations.

[BoxerLover]

Yes, that's what I've been reading. Still, banning download on iOS and not Android for content that is easily removed by them?

[ResearchCat]

Given the shit show of global restrictions and oversight, and the massive loopholes, banning TG over child safety issues and not wiping out most major social media platforms wholesale seems a bit, idk, out of touch?

Take a look at GDPR. It would seem that its main purpose is to provide privacy to, um, convicted predators.