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Scammers are abusing Apples App Store, with some flooding the digital marketspace with bogus and buggy ChatGPT apps.

Scammers are abusing Apple's App Store, with some flooding the digital marketspace with bogus and buggy ChatGPT apps.

Some developers managed to bypass Apple's review process and distributed fraudulent apps to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. Who is behind this?

  The developer behind the macOS app Amphetamine was warned by Apple that the app was going to be purged from Mac App Store for violating one of the App Store Guidelines due to its name — but Apple reversed its course after the developer appealed the matter. Dating back to 2014, Amphetamine is an app that is used to keep a Mac awake, preventing macOS from going to sleep. So far, it has been offered on the Mac App Store for six years, but it seems that Apple itself may be preparing to remove...

Update: Amphetamine Has Been Saved! On January 2nd, 2021, I received a call from Apple to discuss the results of my appeal. On that call, an Apple representative stated that Apple now recognizes that the word "amphetamine" and the pill icon are being used "metaphorically", and in a "medical sense." Thank you to all for sharing this story and helping to keep Amphetamine in the App Store. William Gustafson Will You Help Save Amphetamine? Amphetamine is a free app that helps keep your Mac awake. A...