Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen
by LocalH on Thursday November 23, 2023 @01:00PM
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This is garbage. Imagine if other law worked this way. "We're going to arrest you and put you in jail, but we won't tell you what you're accused of, nor give you a proper appeal." During an investigation, I get it. After charges have been leveled? Most certainly not.
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Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen
by lolinder on Thursday November 23, 2023 @01:03PM
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Charges haven't been leveled yet. In theory, if Apple suspects money laundering they should both freeze the account and tell the authorities. The authorities want time to piece together their case before the money launderers disappear, so they ask for Apple to keep quiet until they have a chance to review everything.
Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen
by prosody on Thursday November 23, 2023 @02:18PM
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In addition to what the sibling comment said, the developer does in fact have a recourse to the legal system, which they wrote that they are preparing to make use of. Attempts to analogize the TOS dispute mechanisms of companies to the legal system frequently fail to note that, at least where money is involved, they exist within the legal system, not in a bubble.