In a series of events surfaced by Daring Fireball, it appears that Apple is censoring Telegram channels and simultaneously not letting the messaging platform explain why the censorship is happening to users. "Apple is requesting that we shut down 3 channels used by the people of Belarus to expose the identities of their oppressors," Pavel Durov, Telegram founder and CEO, said in a broadcast. "Their concern is that publishing the personal information of law enforcers and propagandists may incite violence." Apple requires apps it hosts on its App Store to follow certain guidelines on user generated content. We have reached out to Apple for comment. Durov said in a subsequent post that Apple told media that it was only requesting that specific posts containing personal information be removed. "This sly wording ignores the fact that channels [that Apple targeted] consist entirely…
