Amaya Toman In last week's summary, we also informed you, among other things, that Google is filtering results in its Play Store for queries that contain terms related to the current COVID-19 epidemic. Apple is making similar efforts with its App Store. This is part of an effort to prevent the spread of panic, misinformation and alarmist messages. In the online store with applications for iOS devices, in accordance with the new rules, you will now find - as far as the coronavirus epidemic is concerned - only applications that come from trusted sources.
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For example, government or health organizations or medical facilities are considered trustworthy sources in this context. CNBC reported today that Apple refused to include applications from four independent developers in its App Store, which were intended to provide users with information about the new type of coronavirus. One of these developers was told by an App Store employee that at some point the App Store only approves apps from official healthcare organizations or the government. Another developer received similar information and was told that the App Store would only publish applications provided by well-known institutions.
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By stricter monitoring of applications that are in any way related to the current situation, Apple wants to prevent the spread of misinformation. When approving relevant applications, the company takes into account not only the sources from which the information contained in these applications originates, but also verifies whether the provider of these applications is sufficiently trustworthy. The effort to prevent the spread of misinformation was also confirmed by Morgan Reed, president of the App Association. It is an organization representing application developers. According to Morgan, trying to prevent the spread of alarmist and false news is the goal of everyone working in this area. "Right now, the tech industry is working hard to ensure that relevant platforms are not misused to provide people with false — or worse, dangerous — information about the coronavirus." Reed stated.
