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Re:Tell HN: My HN app is rejected by Apple for showing Covid... by upbeat_general on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @10:23PM (#24416178)
There’s no requirement to be a genius here. A cursory look at the app would tell you it’s a reader style app similar to reddit, Twitter, etc.

You don’t need to know anything about hacker news but the octal description clearly describes the functionality, and any App Store reviewer should definitely understand the concept of reader style apps as they are quite numerous. That’s a pretty low bar.

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Re:Tell HN: My HN app is rejected by Apple for showing Covid... by mrtksn on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @03:31AM (#24418309)
A cursory look at the AppStore would tell you the reader style apps similar to reddit, Twitter, etc. are not banned. In fact, there are already multiple HN readers in the AppStore, including OP's app. Obviously the situation is not caused by Apple's policy but an individual reviewer. Mistakes happen and they are fixable when people are involved.
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