{"id":80872,"date":"2023-06-28T11:11:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T08:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=80872"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:36:39","slug":"damus-decentralised-social-network-app-to-be-removed-from-the-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/damus-decentralised-social-network-app-to-be-removed-from-the-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Damus decentralised social network app to be removed from the App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple is set to remove the Damus app from the App Store for failing to meet platform requirements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks like we are getting removed from the appstore even after updating our app to make it clear that no digital content is getting unlocked when users are tipped. Users are only ever tipped after posts are made, the idea that content is being sold is nonsense. We will be filing\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Su945kE37v\">pic.twitter.com\/Su945kE37v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Damus\u26a1\ufe0f (@damusapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/damusapp\/status\/1673326463297392640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It looks like we are being removed from the store even after updating our app, to make clear that digital content is not unlocked when users are tipped.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The company is preparing to file an appeal over what it calls the misapplication of the platform&#8217;s technical guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>In mid-June, Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/apple-threatens-to-remove-the-damus-app-from-the-app-store-over-content-monetisation-feature\">warned<\/a> Damus of removing the app due to the content-monetization feature. The so-called zaps help users earn satoshis for views of posts. The initiative is implemented via the Bitcoin micropayment network <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/lightning-network-faster-cheaper-bitcoin-transactions\">Lightning Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent figures in the crypto community, including Twitter&#8217;s former CEO and Block head Jack Dorsey, came to the project&#8217;s defence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Removed from the App Store for enabling tipping to everyone in the world without the need for a bank, payment card, or government permission.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kfeQNfal8Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/kfeQNfal8Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack (@jack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1673640974143168512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Removed from App Store for the ability to tip everyone in the world without having to use a bank, a payment card, or government permission,<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Epic Games founder and chief executive Tim Sweeney said Apple must be stopped.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apple must be stopped. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DTCcG0LgVp\">https:\/\/t.co\/DTCcG0LgVp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimSweeneyEpic\/status\/1673369755963605001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In May, the developers <span data-descr=\"Move-2-Earn, 'move and earn'\" class=\"old_tooltip\">M2E<\/span>-project STEPN <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/stepn-team-adds-apple-pay-payments\">added<\/a> the option for direct payments via Apple Pay for iOS devices.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, the blockchain game Axie Infinity <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/axie-infinity-arrives-on-apples-app-store\">became available<\/a> in the App Store. For now, the app can be downloaded only in Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representatives of the decentralized social network Damus said Apple is set to remove their app from the App Store for not meeting platform requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1112,465],"class_list":["post-80872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-apple","tag-social-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"10","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80872"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80874,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80872\/revisions\/80874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}