00:00Telegram was briefly removed from Apple's App Store worldwide
00:04after a user shared child sexual abuse material through the messaging platform.
00:09Telegram says Apple reported the violation on Tuesday
00:12and restored the app after the company introduced stronger safeguards
00:16and tighter content controls.
00:19An Apple spokesperson said Telegram quickly removed the material
00:23and permanently banned the user, allowing the app to return to the App Store.
00:27A similar suspension took place in 2018 after Apple removed Telegram
00:32over material that founder Pavel Durov described as inappropriate.
00:36Telegram, which has more than 1 billion monthly active users,
00:40said it blocked nearly 338,000 groups and channels
00:44linked to child sexual abuse material this year under its zero-tolerance policy.
00:49Telegram continues to face regulatory scrutiny over its handling
00:53of child sexual abuse material and other forms of illegal content.
00:57In April, Britain's Communications Regulator of COMT
01:01opened an investigation into evidence
01:03that such material had been shared through the platform.
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