Too much! Apple Store Emergency Removal

Recently, the term "Apple Store's current yellow software disguised as learning software" appeared on Weibo hot searches, attracting attention.Some netizens reported that they found a yellow pornographic software disguised as a learning app in the Apple App Store, which belongs to the "education" category and is aged 4 and above, ranking 26th on the education ranking

Recently, the term "Apple Store's current yellow software disguised as learning software" appeared on Weibo hot searches, attracting attention.

Some netizens reported that they found a yellow pornographic software disguised as a learning app in the Apple App Store, which belongs to the "education" category and is aged 4 and above, ranking 26th on the education ranking.

At first glance, the software download page is no different from a regular learning software. However, after downloading, pornographic content appears when clicked, and the page reminds you to download other software, and there is an entrance to gambling websites.

The message released under the software rating is' understand what you understand '.

According to Southern Metropolis Daily, on the afternoon of October 7th, a reporter called Apple's official customer service, who stated that the removal of the relevant software will take some time. You can follow the latest news on Apple's official website for further information.

At around 5:30 pm on the 7th, the reporter searched again and found that the Apple store had removed the relevant yellow software.

Or there may be multiple similar defective software

Many netizens have expressed that this type of camouflage software can easily mislead users, especially for children with relatively weak discernment abilities; More netizens question Apple's audit mechanism and condone the sale of defective software.

It is worth noting that in the comment section, some netizens have reminded Apple App Store that there are still multiple other suspected pornographic apps.

In fact, as early as July 2022, Apple was exposed to have a large number of pornographic apps appearing in its app store. These pornographic apps not only disguise themselves as short videos and social apps, but also some disguise themselves as children's apps - very similar to the current situation.

Moving forward, in September 2011, the Apple App Store was exposed for allegedly pornographic apps on the app download leaderboard; In April 2013, the Office of the National "Anti Pornographic and Anti Illegal Activities" Working Group announced that 198 websites containing obscene and pornographic information, including Apple App Store, would be investigated and punished in accordance with the law.

According to Ziniu News in July 2022, reporters randomly installed multiple software with implied meanings in the Apple App Store for investigation, and found that most of them were fake social inducement recharge software. At the same time, the backup phone number used by reporters to register such software is also suspected to have been leaked, and they began to receive promotional and harassing messages.

Is there a loophole in the audit mechanism?

According to Apple's official website, the general process of releasing an app on the AppStore consists of five steps: selecting the build version, setting prices and sales ranges, submitting the app for review, applying for a promotional code, viewing the app status, and resolving review issues.

In response to the audit issue, the "App Store Audit Guide" displayed on Apple's official website clearly states that "Apps should not contain content that is offensive, disregarding others' feelings, unsettling, offensive, vulgar, or just creepy. Among the "offensive" content listed by Apple are materials that openly promote pornographic or pornographic content, including one night stand dating apps that contain pornographic content or facilitate prostitution.

Apple has clear audit regulations, why can the aforementioned pornographic apps still enter the app store?

A practitioner was quoted by media as explaining that an app needs to go through Apple's official review before it can be officially launched on the Apple App Store. But many malicious application developers do not include any illegal content in the initial version of the app submitted for review, but wait until the app is launched before updating and iterating. With this move, many previously unapproved apps have successfully appeared in the Apple App Store, and the software is dynamic and frequently updated, making it difficult to solve.

This may be a loophole in Apple's audit mechanism, "Zhang Lei (pseudonym), a technician at a major internet company, told Time Weekly that Apple may have audited apps through" machine auditing+manual sampling ". Relying solely on manual labor will definitely result in insufficient efficiency. "Zhang Lei believes that any mechanism that is further improved will always have loopholes and can only be continuously repaired and improved.

edit|He Xiaotao Gaiyuanyuan

Proofreading|Chen Keming

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