By mubarikali on Skatehive
Telegram, the encrypted chat app that’s been known as the communication tool of choice for peaceful protestors and jihadists alike, mysteriously disappeared from the iOS app store on Wednesday. According to its founder, Apple claims that the removal was due to “inappropriate content” being made available to users. The people at Telegram were celebrating the launch of the recoded Telegram X app for Android yesterday, when the sudden removal of its flagship product on Apple’s store left users confused. The app’s founder and CEO Pavel Durov responded to one user on Twitter who asked why it was missing from the app store. “We were alerted by Apple that inappropriate content was made available to our users and both apps were taken off the App Store,” he wrote. “Once we have protections in place we expect the apps to be back on the App Store.” As TechCrunch points out, Apple’s guidelines for app developers include an acknowledgment of the inherent difficulties involved when an app primarily