Apple’s decision to allow the Bitcoin-friendly social media app Damus to remain in the App Store after a two-week battle has been met with mixed reactions from the Bitcoin community. The new version of Damus will no longer have zaps on posts, but will still allow users to send zaps to each other at the profile level. Despite the compromise to restrict zaps to posts, some Damus supporters consider the approval a small win.
The most important thing is that the concept of zaps exists, one user tweeted. Medium term, it will revolutionize social media. Patience.
Damus creator William Casarin found Apple’s review process frustrating, but has already moved on to adding new features to his app after compromising with the tech giant. Damus v1.5 approved, Casarin posted on the decentralized social media app late Tuesday. Onward.
Apple has come under fire from the Bitcoin community for impeding bitcoin adoption by imposing overly rigid guidelines when it comes to bitcoin-friendly applications on the App Store. The tech giant told journalists it reviews all apps against the same set of guidelines.