"#Apple may be exaggerating a bit here. It wants to provide a safe experience, but in 2022 the company still removed 186,195 apps that had been previously approved. So its review process has some gaps."
https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/09/apple_app_store/
I hope the #EU will keep the pressure on #DMA #gatekeepers like #Apple and give #FreeSoftware app stores the opportunity to compete with Apple by providing more trustworthy reviews that include reviewing the source code.
@eighthave who is going to review the reviewers reviewing the code? Asking for my grandma.
@jakubmueller Society already has many ways for people to get advice on who to trust: government services, non-profits, certification agencies, trusted media, friends, religious organizations, reputation, family, and more.
A large part of how people came to trust Google or Apple is because of their own massive spending on marketing and PR to convince people to trust them. Being on the receiving end of that is a poor method for reliable verification of whether something is trustworthy.
