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Apple has issued a warning to the decentralized social networking company, Damus with expulsion from the App Store if it does not remove a feature that enables Bitcoin payments.
Damus, which is based on top of a decentralized social media protocol Nostr, was developed as a Twitter alternative and is backed by Jack Dorsey. Since its debut in February this year, the app has faced significant difficulties when trying to get listed in Apple&#8217;s global App Store due to its decentralized nature, which is typically associated with a lack of content moderation.
<h2 id="apple-vs-damus">Apple Vs Damus</h2>
In the latest development, Damus took to Twitter to <a href="https://twitter.com/damusapp/status/1668529709867495424" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpel-link="external">reveal</a> that the tech giant has given 14 days to remove a feature called &#8220;Zaps.&#8221; It allows Bitcoin rewards distribution as tips via the integration of the Lightning Network widget. Apple has claimed that feature to be in violation of its in-app purchase requirement.
The social media app attached a screenshot of the tech giant&#8217;s warning, which pointed to its feature that allows users to send &#8220;tips&#8221; associated with receiving content from digital content creators with a mechanism other than in-app purchase.
Apple said that &#8220;although tips or donations may be optional if they are connected to or associated with receiving digital content, they must use in-app purchase in accordance with guidelines.&#8221;
<blockquote>&#8220;This would be a watershed moment: If people can’t transact freely p2p on their platform, this has huge implications for the entire ecosystem of apps with lightning integration and v4v.&#8221;</blockquote>
This isn&#8217;t the first time Damus has run into trouble. Last month, the app was banned from Apple’s China App Store.
<h2 id="backlash">Backlash</h2>
Urging Apple to correct its mistake, one Nostr creator <a href="https://twitter.com/WalkerAmerica/status/1668533582103453703" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpel-link="external">clarified</a> that users on the Damus app are not &#8220;receiving content from digital content creators&#8221; and that the content is posted on the network via many clients, which is completely free for everyone.
He went on to add that the users are not &#8220;paying for the content&#8221; and &#8220;nothing is being purchased.&#8221;
Several community members drew attention to Twitter itself which also has a tipping feature and <a href="https://twitter.com/Don_Tsell/status/1668595843329392641" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpel-link="external">accused</a> Apple of playing favorites.
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Zaps on Twitter good <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/2705.png" alt="✅" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> 
Zaps on <a href="https://twitter.com/damusapp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">@damusapp</a> bad <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/274c.png" alt="❌" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />
Damus is being forced to remove this feature, whats up with that? <a href="https://t.co/nnq6ytna1I" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/nnq6ytna1I</a>
— Damus<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/26a1.png" alt="⚡" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> (@damusapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/damusapp/status/1668578931111350276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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