Ahead of a likely US TikTok ban, users flee to Chinese apps Xiaohongshu, aka RedNote, and ByteDance's Lemon8, currently the top two apps in the US App Store
and how to prepare Koh Ewe / BBC : TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms New York Times : ‘Red Note,’ a Chinese App, Is Dominating Downloads, Thanks to TikTok Users Emily Hallas / ...
Gurman: Apple prepares to split its App Store in two to serve the EU, as the deadline for the DMA, which mandates sideloading support, looms on March 7
EU version to be split in two before March 7 deadline Tsveta Ermenkova / PhoneArena : Apple might split its App Store in two to comply with EU regulations Devesh Beri / MSPoweruser : Divide and conque...
WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections use the app via servers set up by volunteers and organizations
If you are unable to connect directly to WhatsApp, a proxy can be used … The Hacker News : WhatsApp Introduces Proxy Support to Help Users Bypass Internet Censorship Jon Porter / The Verge : WhatsApp ...
Apple updates App Store guidelines: apps can let users view their NFTs, as long as NFT ownership doesn't unlock in-app features, and browse others' collections
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Report: Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have been buying gold that was illegally mined from Brazilian indigenous lands for their products and servers
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Roskomnadzor says it is blocking Facebook in Russia, citing 26 cases of “discrimination against Russian media and information resources” since October 2020
Russia is being cut off from the rest of the online world … France 24 : Russia blocks Facebook over ‘discrimination’ of state media Brittany Bernstein / National Review : Kremlin Blocks Access to Face...
Apple removed Fakespot, which claims to detect bad sellers and fake reviews, from the App Store after Amazon complained that the app provided misleading info
here's why Isobel Asher Hamilton / Insider : Apple accepted Amazon's request to boot an app that spots fake reviews from the App Store. Its owner has accused Amazon of bullying. Christina Maas / Recla...
Developers say the App Store has started rejecting updates for apps using third-party SDKs that collect data that can be used for device fingerprinting
here's why Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Snap has tested workaround to App Tracking Transparency; 95% effective Mike Peterson / AppleInsider : Snap explored ways to bypass Apple's App Tracking Transparency ...
Apple says App Store prices for apps and IAPs in Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Russia, and South Africa will increase in the next few days
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Apple support document says the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro can identify non-certified displays and will warn users about them
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