How app store policies allow the Infowars app to survive — and thrive

How app store policies allow the Infowars app to survive — and thrive

6 years ago
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https://thenextweb.com/apple/2018/08/07/how-app-store-policies-allow-the-infowars-app-to-survive-and-thrive/

Despite being banned by four massive tech companies — Apple, Spotify, Facebook, and YouTube — Alex Jones’ Infowars app has shot to the top of the News lists on both major app storefronts with the speed of a champagne cork in the last day.

The fact the app itself exists is likely thanks to some vague guidelines from Apple and Google regarding what kinds of apps it will allow — guidelines that appear to be separate from those that got Jones’ show banned from the companies’ platforms in the first place.