Apple on Monday night, August 3, removed Telegram from the App Store globally over concerns about CSAM content. The app was restored the next day after Apple said that Telegram had promptly removed the CSAM content and banned the user who posted it. Durov also claimed that Apple took down the app from the App Store before contacting Telegram. If an app used by more than a billion people can be removed from the App Store without prior warning, any app can be,” Durov said. In 2018, Apple removed Telegram from the App Store due to the presence of CSAM.