Apple requests Telegram to shut down chat channels of the Belarusian opposition
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has announced that Apple has requested that Telegram shuts down three channels that are "used by the people of Belarus to expose the identities of their oppressors". Apple states that violence might be incited because personal details of Belarusian "law enforcers and propagandists" get shared in the channels, according to Durov.
He assumes that the channels will be blocked from iOS devices to avoid a ban from the Apple AppStore.