@ghostincome.hq: Telegram was pulled from the Apple App Store and its CEO says an extortionist did it. Apple removed the app worldwide Monday night over one user's illegal post, then restored it within hours after cleanup. Pavel Durov says the post was planted, AI-modified content slipped into an old message so nobody could report it, part of a ransom racket that flags communities to Apple until group owners pay. His statement pulled 869K views in nine hours. Apple pulled Telegram once before in 2018 and removed it from China's store in 2024. The App Store was always a chokepoint. This time somebody weaponized it. A billion-user app, gone overnight on one planted message. Who scares you more here, the extortionists or Apple? #telegram #appstore #apple #paveldurov #bigtech #iphone #ios #extortion #telegramnews #technews

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