Apple has a 'whitelist' of developers who can access unique App Store features
Apple has a list of whitelisted developers with access to additional App Store subscription features, as revealed by court documents and Apple executive testimony in the Epic Games v. Apple trial. The email thread started with a message from Fischer to Lin about a tweet concerning automatic App Store subscription cancellations. Fischer asked how Hulu could "switch people from IAP to Hulu billing," adding that App Store chief Phil Schiller saw the tweet and "wants to know what's going on." In response, Lin said that Hulu is part of a set of developers with access to a special refund and ca...
Source: appleinsider.com