Telegram is currently on the rise and recently hit the 500 million active user mark, in wake of the WhatsApp privacy policy debacle. The app, however, appears to be facing scrutiny in the US though. But the attack isn’t aimed directly at the secure messaging app but Apple. The Coalition for a Safer Web has sued the Cupertino giant for hosting Telegram on its App Store and removing only Parler, alleging that both apps were being used by extremists to spread hate and violence at the Capital riots.
First reported by The Washington Post, the lawsuit has been filed by the non-profit The Coalition for a Safer Web and Ambassador Marc Ginsburg. They sue Apple for allowing Telegram to be available on the App Store despite the knowledge that the messaging app is “being used to intimidate, threaten, and coerce members of the public.” It alleges that Apple is failing to follow its own guidelines and should moderate Telegram as well.
