TechTelegram CEO says extortionist planted CSAM in chat to get app removed from App Store

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says an extortionist planted child sexual abuse material in a public group chat, prompting Apple to temporarily remove Telegram from the App Store. He claims the attacker hid AI-modified illegal content by editing an old message, then reported it to Apple to target communities that refused to pay.

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