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Apple bans 1474 apps from App Store on requests by governments! Check India’s count
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Apple bans 1474 apps from App Store on requests by governments! Check India’s count

[ad_1] Apple keeps reviewing apps that are being offered by App Store in order to maintain privacy, security, and content standards. Recently, Apple has provided a comprehensive overview of how the App Store safeguards against fraud and ensures the protection of developers and customers in the form of the "2022 App Store Transparency Report." The data shows how Apple operates the App Store in all 175 countries and regions. Amongst the huge list of apps, Apple has removed a total of 1474 apps from its App Store as per requests from governments of several countries. This holds the maximum number of removed apps in China with a whopping number of 1435. In India, the government asked Apple to remove 14 apps from App Store, while in Pakistan government had taken down 10 apps. However, Apple ...
Meta Slams Apple for ‘Undercutting Others’ With Ad Policy
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Meta Slams Apple for ‘Undercutting Others’ With Ad Policy

[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc. criticized Apple Inc. for changing its App Store terms to take a portion of social-media advertising revenue, saying the iPhone maker was “undercutting others in the digital economy. ”The policy change, disclosed this week, requires users and advertisers to make an in-app purchase when they pay to “boost” posts in apps like TikTok and Meta's Instagram. Apple takes a commission of as much as 30% on in-app purchases, meaning a company like Meta would lose a portion of its ad revenue to the iPhone maker. “Apple previously said it didn't take a share of developer advertising revenue, and now apparently changed its mind,” Meta, which also owns Facebook and WhatsApp, said in a statement Tuesday. “We remain committed to offering small businesses simple ways to run a...