AMAZON asked APPLE to remove app that spots fake reviews, and APPLE agreed

  • Apple has removed Fakespot, a well-known app for detecting fake product reviews, from its App Store after Amazon complained the app provided misleading information and potential security risks.
  • Apple did not immediately offer a reason for removing Fakespot.
  • Fakespot CEO Saoud Khalifah disputed Amazon’s claims and said he got no warning from Apple before the app was taken down.

Apple has removed Fakespot, a well-known app for detecting fake product reviews, from its App Store after Amazon complained the app provided misleading information and potential security risks.

Fakespot’s app works by analyzing the credibility of an Amazon listing’s reviews and gives it a grade of A through F. It then provides shoppers with recommendations for products with high customer satisfaction.

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Amazon said it reported Fakespot to Apple for investigation after it grew concerned that a redesigned version of the app confused consumers by displaying Amazon’s website in the app with Fakespot code and content overlaid on top of it. Amazon said it doesn’t allow applications to do this. An Amazon spokesperson claimed, “The app in question provides customers with misleading information about our sellers and their products, harms our sellers’ businesses, and creates potential security risks.”

www.cnbc.com/2021/07/16/apple-removes-fakespot-from-app-store-after-amazon-complains.html

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