https://wccftech.com/apple-blocked-telegram-worldwide-russia/

Apple has apparently been preventing updates for Telegram users worldwide following the ban on the app in Russia. Last month, a nationwide ban was implemented on Telegram in Russia following the app’s refusal to offer data access to the country’s intelligence community. Earlier this week, speaking to local newspapers, director of Roskomnadzor (Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media) said that the country has asked Apple to help Russia block Telegram.

Now, Telegram is reporting that its users worldwide are facing issues thanks to possible compliance by Apple. A message posted on Telegram by the company CEO Pavel Durov suggests that Apple has been “preventing” Telegram iOS app updates since April, reports Engadget. This has been happening since April when Russia first sent its request to Google and Apple to block push notifications and updates on for the app.