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coolfactor said:

To pay for an addiction... that should raise a few red flags for some families.

The ones that already pay for cable, or for streaming services, or for any of the subscription services Apple provides?

AppleInsider said:

Separately, in July 2023, Spotify cut off all subscribers who were paying for the service via the App Store.

Because Apple is the only corporation with monopoly power and thus the opportunity to restrict consumer choice. Got it.

Ek: "Come on, bro! This is a chance to show the EU that you left because you wanted to do things the right way, not their way!"

UK: "You're from the EU, right? P*** off."

Sooo... Twitter is going to have even more of a bot problem?

Apple has to be diligent about checking reports of scam apps in case they remove a legitimate app and get sued. I'm not surprised that they don't keep the reporter in the loop on this process, but it has to be a nightmare to verify identity properly at any stage of the developer approval process, let alone the app submission.

I'm sure Apple took the easier path (especially since there were so many complaints about the length of time required to get an app approved), but you cannot claim to have a curated store when you provably are allowing scam apps to inhabit the digital shelf space. Apple needs to do better here.