[JumpCrisscross]

> it's currently #4 in the App Store (ahead of Threads, Gmail, and Google Maps) and #1 in News so they did something right

Not disagreeing. But why should its provenance force a higher standard? It’s a glorified news app, to my understanding. Is its breaching worse for national security than some weather app that had its moment in the sunlight?

[LocalH]

Because it is at some level officially backed by the White House. That alone brings higher scrutiny.

[s1artibartfast]

That is a reassertion of the same claim. What is the reason why?