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Telegram on the way out of the app store? | Israel today

2021-01-19T12:28:26.652Z


| Technology News An American organization has filed a lawsuit against Apple seeking to remove the popular app from its app store • The reason: the creators did not act against calls for violence and the publication of extreme content Photo: Getty Images The fight against incitement continues:  A non-profit American organization called "Coalition for a Safer Web" filed a lawsuit today (Monday) to remove a telegr


An American organization has filed a lawsuit against Apple seeking to remove the popular app from its app store • The reason: the creators did not act against calls for violence and the publication of extreme content

  • Photo: Getty Images

The fight against incitement continues: 

A non-profit American organization called "Coalition for a Safer Web" filed a lawsuit today (Monday) to remove a telegram from Apple's App Store, according to a post in the Washington Post.

According to the report, the messaging app violated the terms of use of the app store, as it did not act against calls for violence and messages with extreme and provocative content.

The lawsuit was filed in the wake of recent events in Washington, D.C., when supporters of outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building in the capital and five people were found dead. Android users have the option to download and install applications from other sources.

The lawsuit boils down to the fact that the technology giant must act to remove Telegram from the app store, as it did against Farler, a social network that does not restrict the freedom of expression of its users, and serves as supporters of outgoing President Donland Trump.

As you may recall, Apple and Google blocked Farler after allowing content calling for violence, and Amazon later stopped providing cloud services.

In addition, according to the plaintiffs, Apple does not comply with the application advertising policy that it itself has established.

Two companies declined to comment for comment.

Source: israelhayom

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