Pavel Durov explained the events that led to Telegram's brief removal from Apple's App Store. Following the brief removal of Telegram from the App Store last night, CEO Pavel Durov has provided an explanation for what happened. It came down to malicious behavior from a bad actor, and he also issued a warning to other app developers.

Russia charged Pavel Durov with helping terrorists two days after the Kremlin confirmed it was still talking to Telegram.

Russian authorities have charged Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism and placed him on an international wanted list

Australia’s online safety watchdog has taken legal action against Telegram for what the watchdog says is a failure to remove extremist content. The platform allegedly failed to take down videos

By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia's internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts.

The brief removal and restoration of Telegram from the App Store was a targeted attack by a "takedown extortionist," and it's something the company's CEO says can be weaponized against other apps, too.