> I used to be a pretty ardent defender of Apple's right to control their platform. Then I submitted an app to the App Store and experienced the process first hand. Kafkaesque is an overused term, but I've not been able to think of a better description.
One of the main reasons I use against censorship of "offensive" content and why I have become a free speech absolutist.
In fact, this whole Apple rejection thread applies to free speech too:
> My last experience with a rejection that required appeal didn’t go so nicely. We ended up having to spend a couple months ripping a feature out and replacing it with something lesser… when other apps were already doing the thing we wanted to do. This was a few years ago, tho.
> I feel you. We’ve had similar experiences. Really not fun and definitely not cheap for a small business. The worst thing is that you don’t always get the confidence that “fixing” what annoys apple will secure an approval. Definitely kills you inside.
> Yeah, very true. Sometimes the rejection is very vague on exactly what needs to be fixed. That’s very frustrating. Have to say, though, I’m impressed with the outcome in this case, given how badly it started.
> And the “ptsd” lingers a long time after experiencing that type of rejection from the app review. It’s definitely something tough as a business or even a dev to feel that powerlessness. You tend to self limit yourself which is not good for the product or the users in the end.
The "PTSD" referred to here is what happens with censorship too where people self-censor because they don't want to get caught in the big tech "community guidelines" trap.
One of the main reasons I use against censorship of "offensive" content and why I have become a free speech absolutist.
In fact, this whole Apple rejection thread applies to free speech too:
https://twitter.com/thomasareed/status/1420831606227488772
> My last experience with a rejection that required appeal didn’t go so nicely. We ended up having to spend a couple months ripping a feature out and replacing it with something lesser… when other apps were already doing the thing we wanted to do. This was a few years ago, tho.
> I feel you. We’ve had similar experiences. Really not fun and definitely not cheap for a small business. The worst thing is that you don’t always get the confidence that “fixing” what annoys apple will secure an approval. Definitely kills you inside.
> Yeah, very true. Sometimes the rejection is very vague on exactly what needs to be fixed. That’s very frustrating. Have to say, though, I’m impressed with the outcome in this case, given how badly it started.
> And the “ptsd” lingers a long time after experiencing that type of rejection from the app review. It’s definitely something tough as a business or even a dev to feel that powerlessness. You tend to self limit yourself which is not good for the product or the users in the end.
The "PTSD" referred to here is what happens with censorship too where people self-censor because they don't want to get caught in the big tech "community guidelines" trap.