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Daring Fireball retracts App Store rejection claim regarding Mastodon client

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John Gruber of Daring Fireball has retracted a previous article concerning the App Store rejection of the Mastodon client, stating that the rejection was, in fact, correct. Federico Viticci of MacStories had initially reported on the rejection, which Gruber had used as an example of an incorrect App Store policy enforcement. Gruber now acknowledges that Apple's decision was justified based on the client's functionality. AI

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Daring Fireball retracts App Store rejection claim regarding Mastodon client

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Retraction: The App Store Rejection of the Week That Was a Correct Rejection Article URL: https:// daringfireball.net/2026/08/ret raction_app_store_rejection_of

    Retraction: The App Store Rejection of the Week That Was a Correct Rejection Article URL: https:// daringfireball.net/2026/08/ret raction_app_store_rejection_of_the_week Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9228166 Points: 9 # Comments: 0 https:// daringfireball.…

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