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by kube-system 648 days ago
> they only do vetting to charge their fee, otherwise they'd vet other things too

They also vet apps to keep garbage and scams out of it.

Many of the things they prohibit are things that are overwhelmingly good for their users:

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines

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Now we're into a semantics meaning over "garbage and scams", as I believe pretty much all social media apps are a form of "garbage and scams". They just happen to have enough features that people like so they accept it.
Which is why Apple's page that I linked is quite a lot longer than my comment. It is more carefully worded. It also isn't based on your particular preferences or tastes, but the tastes and preferences of their target market(s), which may vary well not include you.