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Apple reportedly denies Parler’s App Store appeal, citing derogatory terms and ‘Nazi symbols’

The Verge

Apple has reportedly denied social media company Parler’s bid to reenter the iOS App Store, saying its platform hasn’t addressed problems with offensive content. According to Bloomberg , Apple said that Parler’s latest community guidelines still didn’t meet its standards. “For Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Hope you didn’t delete Fortnite or Infinity Blade because Apple just terminated Epic’s dev account

The Verge

Apple has officially terminated the Epic Games account on the App Store on Friday, following its Fortnite dispute and ongoing legal battle with the game studio over in-app payments in the battle royale game, the company confirms to The Verge. Instead they repeatedly submit Fortnite updates designed to violate the guidelines of the App Store.

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Facebook accuses the ‘Apple tax’ of stifling its plan to help struggling small businesses

The Verge

Facebook is launching a new events feature that will let page owners and event organizers create paid online events to try to fill the gap created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the social media giant announced on Friday. Apple denied Facebook’s request to waive fees for small businesses. “We Apple never gave a formal explanation.

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Twitter adds third-party signup with Apple or Google

The Verge

Twitter has introduced third-party login support , letting users create accounts and log in to the social network with their Apple or Google accounts ( via 9to5Mac ). Or your Apple ID on iOS, and soon on web pic.twitter.com/Nf56H1ghmY — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) August 2, 2021.

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Apple and Meta shared data with hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials

The Verge

Apple and Meta handed over user data to hackers who faked emergency data request orders typically sent by law enforcement, according to a report by Bloomberg. According to Krebs , some hackers are selling access to government emails online, specifically with the purpose of targeting social platforms with fake emergency data requests.

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple fight is about ‘basic freedoms of all consumers and developers’

The Verge

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has issued a series of public comments on his personal Twitter account regarding the legal fight the Fortnite creator initiated with Apple yesterday, following the iPhone maker’s removal of the game from the App Store. Even if that means fighting a beloved company like Apple.”. This as an awful notion.

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Parler returns to Apple App Store with some content excluded

The Verge

The iOS app for conservative-leaning social media platform Parler is back in the Apple App Store today, after what the company says were “months of productive dialogue with Apple.”. Such content has always violated Parler’s guidelines.”. Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.

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