It looks to me like this was just a standard rejection and appeal. Some human reviewer noticed the app was technically potentially breading the guidelines and f

It looks to me like this was just a standard rejection and appeal. Some human reviewer noticed the app was technically potentially breading the guidelines and flagged it. The developer appealed and another more senior reviewer reversed the decision. I’m pretty sure this would have been the result regardless of the press the issue has gotten and it’s something Apple OS devs face at least a few times in their career. In a process with human reviewers there will be mistakes and reversals all the time. Creating a fuss before you’ve even attempted to appeal the decision seems disingenuous and a way to create some PR.