Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Slams Apple For Removing VPN Apps In Russia: ‘That’s Not Cool’

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On Tuesday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov highlighted reports that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) had removed multiple VPN and proxy applications from its Russian App Store.

Apple Pulls VPN Apps Amid Rising Censorship

The affected apps, including Streisand, V2Box, v2RayTun and Happ Proxy Utility, allowed users to connect through private servers or configure custom proxies, giving them more control than mainstream VPNs, Russian tech outlet Kod Durova reported.

“Apple just banned several VPN apps from the Russian App Store — targeting those that helped users bypass Russia’s DPI-based censorship. That’s not cool, Applee,” Durov wrote on X.

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