App Store will remove the application with support for payments in bitcoin (BTC)
Date: 2023-06-28 Author: Karina Ziganova Categories: BUSINESS
App Store moderators were not satisfied with the presence of bitcoin donations, says the developer of the social network
Apple will remove the application of the Damus social network from the App Store due to the presence of bitcoin donations. This was announced on the page of the social network on Twitter by the developer of the project William Kazarin. According to him, the moderation of the App Store was not satisfied with the explanation of the method of bitcoin donations in Damus.
According to Damus, donations in bitcoin (based on Lightning Network technology) are possible only after the author has published the article. Such donations are designed to stimulate the publication of content, the creator of the social network notes. However, the App Store has a different opinion. They believe that with the help of donations, readers get privileged access to content, said the developer Damus. When exactly the social network will be removed from the App Store is unclear. Kazarin intends to appeal the moderation decision.
The conflict between Damus and App Store moderation began in mid-June. Then the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, came to the defense of Damus. According to him, Apple is mistaken, equating donations with in-app purchases. He also called on Apple CEO Tim Cook to pay attention to the incident. However, since then, Cook has not spoken out about the incident.
At the end of 2022, the co-founder of the MetaMask cryptocurrency wallet, Dan Finlay, threatened Apple with a boycott due to the company's policy on non-fungible tokens (NFTs). According to Finlay, Apple's 30% fee on payments within the iOS ecosystem is an "abuse of monopoly." Even then, he warned that Apple would probably take on all cryptocurrency wallets in order to capitalize on its profits from activity in the crypto market as much as possible.
