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Report: Apple cracking down on fake app ratings
Apple has reportedly been removing fake App Store reviews that have improved the chart ranking of certain apps, according to TechCrunch. These rating removals have been going on for an indeterminate amount of time. A recent tweet noted one app saw 20,000 ratings removed “overnight,” and the report claims it was due to Apple’s intervention.
20k ratings gone overnight? Without update ? Mmm pic.twitter.com/fK3R7CS9Gw
— Ouriel Ohayon (@OurielOhayon) June 10, 2014
Another recent report noted that Apple has started rejecting apps that offer rewards for video ads and social sharing. It appears as if Apple is once again taking a larger role to step in and adjust what it sees as problems within the App Store.
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