Apple Revokes EU Distribution Rights for an App on the Alt Store
14 days ago
- #Apple
- #Torrent Clients
- #EU Digital Markets Act
- Apple historically banned torrent clients from iOS devices, but the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) forced Apple to allow third-party app stores, enabling torrent apps like iTorrent and qBitControl.
- AltStore PAL, a popular third-party app store in the EU, vetted and distributed torrent clients, which were used without issues until Apple revoked iTorrent's distribution rights.
- Apple did not communicate clearly with iTorrent's developer or AltStore PAL about the revocation, leading to speculation and concerns about transparency under the DMA.
- AltStore PAL and the developer sought clarification from Apple, but received only generic responses, leaving the reasons for the revocation unclear.
- The lack of transparency from Apple raises questions about compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act and whether the revocation was related to the app being a torrent client.