Founder Pavel Durov has faced accusations in several countries of failing to curb criminal activity on the platform Telegram has disappeared from Apple’s App Store, with users in multiple countries reporting they can no longer download the popular messaging service.The platform, which claims more than 1 billion monthly active users, has long faced accusations in several countries of lax content moderation and failing to crack down on illegal activity.Users began reporting problems downloading the app on Tuesday shortly after 01:00 GMT. No official reason has been given for the removal.Last week, Australia’s telecommunications regulator initiated civil proceedings against Telegram for allegedly failing to detect and remove “pro-terror material” from the platform, including videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings.Last month, Russia placed Telegram’s Russian-born founder Pavel Durov on a wanted list on terrorism charges and designated him as a person involved in terrorism and extremism. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) alleges that Durov failed to take down a chatbot used by Ukraine to recruit young Russians to commit arson and other forms of sabotage.DETAILS TO FOLLOW