[Theodores]

I think the 'moral panic' about crypto is a far more likely political reason. Nobody had heard of Telegram before, now it is where you go to find out what coin is going to the moon next.

Yesterday Facebook took down all crypto-gambling adverts. There is a duty of care to not be the company responsible for making your customers crypto bag-holders. The gig is up with crypto in its current scam incarnation.

[module0000]

>> There is a duty of care to not be the company responsible for making your customers crypto bag-holders.

Are you saying that Facebook is responsible to make decisions for us - because all it takes is one advertisement to override the average human's discipline and self control?

[794CD01]

If Facebook didn't have the power to affect the decisions of their users they wouldn't have a business.

The advertisements are just what they sell. As the platform owners, they can do a lot more in terms of information curation.

[jsmthrowaway]

You realize you're alleging that Apple is moderating its App Store based on conversations people are having within an app? Given the gravity of your claim, and the fact that there are cryptocurrency-related applications all over the App Store, you really need to think about whether your possibility is more likely. (It isn't.)

Facebook taking down cryptocurrency gambling ads is much different than Apple removing a general purpose instant messenger. You're finding a connection you want to find, I'm guessing based on your knowledge of PnD groups being on Telegram, that being your sole exposure to Telegram, and your opinion on cryptocurrency.

Apple is very conservative with adult content which I consider the far more likely reason, be that buggy image search, some kind of trending view that porn snuck into, that kind of thing.