App Store
Creator-based apps push back against Apple’s cut
Apple is taking more than the platforms themselves.
New report alleges Apple compromises iCloud security, providing encryption keys to Chinese government
Apple is accused of contradicting its stance of privacy.
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Apple increases its advertising business after curbing competitors’ tracking ads
Apple’s ban on ads tracking is good for user privacy but puts it at odds with regulators now it’s also growing its own ads business.
Apple threatens to ban Parler from the App Store unless it censors
The attacks on alt-tech are ramping up.
Brave has to remove key tipping feature on iOS to comply with Apple’s demands
Apple’s restrictions continue to stifle innovation.
Mark Zuckerberg says Apple “deserves scrutiny”
It takes one to know one.
Rumors of Apple’s virtual fitness classes competing with 3rd parties raises scrutiny of the 30% App Store tax
The tax gives Apple’s own services a margin advantage against competing apps that are forced to pay this 30% fee.
Telegram CEO slams Apple for censoring in-app content and hiding this censorship from users
CEO Pavel Durov took aim at Apple’s tight grip on the apps that are allowed in the app store and when they’re allowed to update.
Microsoft’s Brad Smith has already met with regulators, made the case against Apple’s App Store dominance
Smith has rightfully commented on the way Apple stiffles comptition with its locked-down App Store, but may not be the best to testify.
Europe tells Apple to stop removing apps from the App Store without warning
The regulation also calls for more transparency.
Apple is notoriously strict with App Store rules, but gives China’s WeChat a free pass
Owned by state-backed Tencent and increasingly privacy invasive and censorship-driven, why does WeChat why does Apple let