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I suspect that once you get big enough, Apple is reluctant to touch you. Remember, Uber broken Apple's app rules, and were not banned, merely threatened[1]. If Apple removes the app, then who will people blame? The app or Apple? I suspect Telegram might be betting on that.

[1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/04/24/ubers-ka...

Telegram still concedes to Apple.

You cant join Telegram chats marked as NSFW on iOS devices.

That's especially bonkers - you can't use it for private NSFW chat?

Probably this restriction is related to the “4+” age rating.

You can. He meant groups or channels whose raison d'être is the spread of pornography.

Yet you can with discord on iOS.

You can (for now?) do that with the official Telegram X app though (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/telegram-x/id898228810?mt=8)

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