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By the sounds of it Facebook’s note didn’t say “buy from us”, it simply notified users that Apple will take a 30% cut. I’m loathe to care either way here becau
by untog 6y ago
By the sounds of it Facebook’s note didn’t say “buy from us”, it simply notified users that Apple will take a 30% cut.
I’m loathe to care either way here because I don’t think any giant multinational needs me to speak in their favour, but the part that grinds with me is that Apple blocked it under a rule about “irrelevant information”. Given that FB created this feature for community events the fact that 30% wouldn’t be going to the host of the event feels like very relevant information to me. If Apple wants to have a rule that says “we decide what you can and cannot say” then they should just make one rather than hide behind other rules.
- Osiris 6y agoThis send to be a common thing that Apple does. I read an article recently about how some had a lot of unwritten rules but uses it's vaguely written public rules to enforce them, as is happening in this case. "Irrelevant" is an entirely subjective term. The real question is, if Apple don't want to an app to talk about the 30% cut, why is there not a rule that explicitly states that?