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Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

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946 points giuliomagnifico | 2 comments | 01 Jan 21 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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arghwhat ◴[01 Jan 21 19:37 UTC] No.25606041[source]▶
Amphetamine isn't exactly an innocent name. Of all the app takedowns that occur, this one seems pretty normal and actionable.

It's important to remember that reviews are superficial, and passing review is not at all the same as being compliant with the terms. Compliance is the burden of the submitter.

Now, that app store monopoly makes terms unfair and arbitrary is another discussion entirely.

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1. AlexandrB ◴[01 Jan 21 19:58 UTC] No.25606308[source]▶
There are gambling games in the app store marketed to children. You can sink 10s of thousands of dollars into gatcha games and they make every effort to make it easy and desirable to do so. If Apple wants to be a moral arbiter I'm not sure why it doesn't have a problem with those and even highlights them as "featured" apps from time to time.
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2. arghwhat ◴[02 Jan 21 11:36 UTC] No.25612096[source]▶
That there are other violations slipping through is not valid legal argument.

That the priorities in the terms the developer is subject to does not match yours is not a valid legal argument.

The app store monopoly should fall, but until then, you're subject to the terms unless you get it declared unenforceable by a court, or convince Apple to change them.