Warning: Abuse of a leak in App-store relates to In-App Events, is back again
A while ago there was a report of a leak in the App Store due to some developers abusing the App Store events, which was quickly fixed by the App Store, and unfortunately I have to inform you that it is back again (Here is the link to the previous report: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/718440) , And it needs very urgent attention to stop the creators from cheating in their marketing.
This is how some of the creators are abusing the In-App Events of the App Store. This commonly happens in the USA, Canada, Australia,UK,... Store. To know more about this concern just follow these steps in App Store , For example USA store: 1-Open App Store application in your iPhone or iPad 2-Tap on search bar and write PDF 3-Do not hit enter, Just wait until you see the suggested keyword
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As you can see in the picture, The suggested keywords are not normal,
As you know, Suggested keywords means many people used those keywords to search for the same product , and it is obvious that it wouldn't be possible to have a large number of people who type the same and do a search for a product this way. It seems that something is trying to deceive the AI. To get a deeper insight into what's going on there, tap on the first suggested keyword and take a look at the list of apps that are shown to you.
In the result list of all the suggested keyword research you will see the apps of these three creators: 1- Atlasv Global Pte. Ltd. 2- Ivan Marzan How it would be possible? All the apps have the same In-App Events, Just someone telling me what's going on? Why Apple couldnt stop these fake activities and should we follow these tricks as a developer? It's disgusting.
here is screen video from today : https://imgur.com/a/9DWq74o