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How Kosta Eleftheriou became a one-man App Store fraud squad, by looking for top grossing apps with fake user reviews and ridiculously high subscription prices

A one-man Bunco Squad is poking holes in Apple's App Store image  —  Recently, I reached out to the most profitable company …

The Verge Sean Hollister

Discussion

  • @gartenberg Michael Gartenberg on x
    I believe @keleftheriou has brought an important issue about the App Store to a mainstream audience. I hope Apple gets its act together soon. The ecosystem that is often praised is breaking at the seams IMHO
  • @nicklockwood Nick Lockwood on x
    I really admire what @keleftheriou has been doing to bring to light the shameful state of the App Store. That one guy can find these scams when Apple, with all its resources, either can't, or won't, should be a source of incredible personal embarrassment to everyone involved. htt…
  • @keleftheriou Kosta Eleftheriou on x
    Apple has squandered every opportunity to address rampant scams on the @AppStore. The truth is coming out, and it's UGLY 👇 https://twitter.com/...
  • @dhh @dhh on x
    “As Apple faces down hearings in Congress and lawsuits in court, its argument that it needs to maintain total control over the iPhone app ecosystem to keep users safe doesn't mesh with the obvious examples of grift that anyone can easily find.” 🎯☠️ https://www.theverge.com/...
  • @fosspatents Florian Mueller on x
    Apple's $64 billion-a-year App Store isn't catching the most egregious scams https://www.theverge.com/... via @Verge Wow, what a piece of work by @StarFire2258 and yes, @keleftheriou has really taken an initiative that yields amazing results