Decentralised social networking app Damus to be removed from App Store, will appeal decision

Aug 9, 2023
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Short summary:

  1. Damus, a decentralised social networking app, has been removed from the App Store due to Apple’s payment rules.
  2. Apple is threatening to remove the app because of a hinting feature that could be used to sell content.
  3. The Damus team adapted the tip feature in the app to circumvent the ban on selling content.
  4. Damus plans to appeal Apple’s decision, deeming it an abuse.
  5. Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, supported Damus and donated bitcoins for its development.
  6. Damus was one of Twitter’s competitors after its takeover by Ilon Musk.
  7. The promise of Damus is an open social network with no central authority and end-to-end encryption of messages.
  8. Damus ran into trouble with Apple and was rejected several times, but was approved in February.

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