An application that deletes ads from Instagram is deleted in just one day after release
Meta cracks down on ad-free Instagram client a day after it launched | Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/meta-cracks-down-on-og-app-instagram-client-005949126.html
The OG App promised an ad-free Instagram feed then got pulled from the App Store | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/27/og-app-promises-you-an-ad-free-instagram-feed/
The OG App is a third party app that allows you to browse Instagram. It was possible to browse Instagram without advertisements, and it was also equipped with customizability to hide unnecessary recommended posts for users and short video 'reel' etc. at once.
The app was released on the App Store on September 27, 2022, had 10,000 downloads on the first day, and was later removed from the store on the 28th.
Apple cited the reason for the deletion as ``App Store guidelines prohibit developers from using third-party services without permission,'' and ``The OG App's unauthorized use of Instagram poses a security risk to users. ,” he said.
Meta also issued a statement saying, 'This app violates our policies and we are taking appropriate enforcement action.' Meta's policy has long prohibited third-party Instagram clients, and in recent years it has been keeping an eye out for fraud, including filing lawsuits against cloned sites that violate this policy. The OG App, which became a problem this time, was said to have reverse engineered Instagram's API during the development process, and this point is considered to have violated Meta's policy.
Meta also permanently suspended the personal Facebook and Instagram accounts of all The OG App development team. A representative of the development team said, ``Meta is trying to suppress us and take extraordinary measures to censor us just because we did the right thing for the user,'' expressing dissatisfaction. Did.
Meta has banned the personal Facebook (not linked to OG) and Instagram (linked to OG) accounts for everyone on our team, permanently.
— The OG App ???? (@TheOGapp_) September 28, 2022
Meta is intent on taking extraordinary measures to suppress and censor us simply because we did right by their users.pic.twitter.com/JOzJ81p81k
The Android version of The OG App is also published at the time of article creation.
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