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 https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/10/18/china-app-store-employees-fired-over-relationships-with-developers 
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 😱🫢 no way! 
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 This kind of influence seeking used to happen all the time with mobile carriers when they were the one controlling app distribution on their phones. As long as there are king makers, there will be corruption. 
 What's new. Apple = pure COMMUNISM.  
 Normal business dealings, right? 
 That's what happens when you turn yourself into a regulator. How else can a developer be successful if Apple picks which apps to promote on the store. Bribery is the best option. Kinda crazy that they don't expect this. Also kinda crazy that they have "ethical" standards when they are cooperating with the CCP to censor developers.