Legal firm had said Real World Portal encouraged misogyny and there was evidence to suggest it is an illegal pyramid scheme

Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate::Legal firm had said Real World Portal encouraged misogyny and there was evidence to suggest it is an illegal pyramid scheme

  • hedgehog@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    332·
    1 year ago

    This app didn’t get taken down because it was by a “controversial” guy. It got taken down because content in the app encouraged violence and because the app itself was a pyramid scheme (People had to pay $50/month just to use the app, with promises of rewards if they got more people to join).

    Google removed the app from their store, too. Yes, you can still probably install it from their website or a third party app store on Android, and yes, it would be great if third party app stores and sideloading existed for iOS (and they kinda do, though they’re very limited) but even if they did exist it would be reasonable to expect every single one of them to refuse to host this app (especially if “hosting” entails accepting payments).

    Tate can still host this via the web. He can even build a progressive web app for it. I suspect he’ll run into issues collecting that $50 monthly payment any way other than by crypto, though, since I suspect most payment processors will refuse to work with him.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            1 year ago

            I doubt a famous guy on the internet will start a scam app which will ruin his reputation.

            Do you also doubt a famous guy on the internet would traffic women and then charge people a fee to learn how to traffic women? Because that’s what Andrew Tate did.

      • hedgehog@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        143·
        1 year ago

        If the issue were his name, then it wouldn’t have made it on the App Store in the first place.

        Apple also removes social media apps that don’t meet their standards for moderation, so that’s already a thing. For example:

        Note that Apple didn’t remove “Truth Social” (though Google did) so this isn’t a political issue (it may be for Google, but I doubt it).

        Check out Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines. Personally, I approve of Apple protecting its users from scams and other dangerous content. There are a ton of things I’d love for them to be more open about allowing, but I’m fine with them banning apps like this one.

        Is your issue that you don’t like Apple’s requirements? If so, this app is an excellent point in their favor in most people’s eyes.

        Is your issue that you think Apple’s requirements are discriminatory in some way? If so, an app by a cis het white misogynist is probably not a great example of that.

        Do you think their standards were applied unfairly? If so, I find it hard to believe that you even read their guidelines.

        Honestly, I get the impression that you’re just a Tate fanboy and that you’re mad that Apple pulled his app.

        scam (which is not the case)

        I’m guessing you haven’t visited the website, because it screams “Scam!”

        no alternative way to install apps on iOS

        Apple users can install PWAs.

      • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        61·
        1 year ago

        If the app was banned due to it being a scam (which is not the case)

        The term “scam” is a straw man. “Scam” is subjective, so you could define a scam as “an app that provides no content and steals your money” and conclude that the app in question is not that, and therefore fine.

        The main assertion in the article is:

        the app deliberately targets young men and encourages misogyny, including members of the app sharing techniques on how to control and exploit women. The firm has also claimed that there is evidence to suggest that the app is an illegal pyramid scheme

          • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            41·
            1 year ago

            Sorry I don’t really understand your position.

            You’re rejecting the quotes from the article on the basis of the publication, suggesting a better accusation would be a “scam”, and then refuting that accusation as baseless.

            I’m not trying to be an ass, I mean this as kindly as possible, but this is a straw man argument. You should look into logical fallacies. They’re well documented tactics for manipulating people and misrepresenting information. Everyone should. It will help you to reason about information and ultimately identify when you’re being manipulated.

              • Marruk@lemmy.worldEnglish
                51·
                1 year ago

                I’m confident that the amount of things you cannot imagine is quite substantial; certainly far more than that of an average person.