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That’s unclear. A couple of things to consider, both of which are helping scammers currently: - A lot of users let their guard down because they blindly trust

That’s unclear. A couple of things to consider, both of which are helping scammers currently: - A lot of users let their guard down because they blindly trust Apple’s marketing, and scammers take advantage of that. - The fake ratings and reviews are making this even worse by leading people to believe other people have found some of these scams valuable. I can see how a more trustworthy ratings system and a more honest marketing of the App Store for what it really is, could lead to fewer scams, even if Apple doesn’t control the App Review process so tightly - or doesn’t control it all.

granzymes 5y ago
> A lot of users let their guard down because they blindly trust Apple’s marketing, and scammers take advantage of that. This is the "a lot of scammers are better than a few sophisticated scammers" argument, which I disagree with. Users themselves have varying levels of sophistication (unsophisticated scams work just fine on some people), and there are other mechanisms like chargebacks which can unwind damage after the fact. > The fake ratings and reviews are making this even worse by leading people to believe other people have found some of these scams valuable. I have no insight into how well Apple is doing combating fake reviews, but no anti-abuse system is perfect. There is the same question here: would things be worse if Apple didn't police reviews at all. The App Store is broken but it is the least broken of the app stores.
- amaBasics 5y ago
  Not only is the App Store broken, Apple themselves seem to be intentionally breaking it at times. From the article: > Apple used to have a button, just under the ratings and reviews section in the App Store, that said “report a problem,” which allowed users to report inappropriate apps. Based on discussions among Apple customers on Apple’s own website, the feature was removed some time around 2016. Why would they remove the ability for people to easily report apps?
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granzymes 5y ago

> A lot of users let their guard down because they blindly trust Apple’s marketing, and scammers take advantage of that. This is the "a lot of scammers are better than a few sophisticated scammers" argument, which I disagree with. Users themselves have varying levels of sophistication (unsophisticated scams work just fine on some people), and there are other mechanisms like chargebacks which can unwind damage after the fact. > The fake ratings and reviews are making this even worse by leading people to believe other people have found some of these scams valuable. I have no insight into how well Apple is doing combating fake reviews, but no anti-abuse system is perfect. There is the same question here: would things be worse if Apple didn't police reviews at all. The App Store is broken but it is the least broken of the app stores.

amaBasics 5y ago
Not only is the App Store broken, Apple themselves seem to be intentionally breaking it at times. From the article: > Apple used to have a button, just under the ratings and reviews section in the App Store, that said “report a problem,” which allowed users to report inappropriate apps. Based on discussions among Apple customers on Apple’s own website, the feature was removed some time around 2016. Why would they remove the ability for people to easily report apps?
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