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ANALYZING PLATFORM POWER: APP STORES AS INFRASTRUCTURAL PLATFORM SERVICES

Author(s) -

David B. Nieborg,

Thomas Poell,

José van Dijck

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

aoir selected papers of internet research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2162-3317

DOI - 10.5210/spir.v2019i0.11019

Subject(s) - operationalization , ecosystem services , context (archaeology) , computer science , open platform , ecosystem , sustainability , world wide web , business , ecology , geography , operating system , software , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , biology

February 2019, tech magazine TechCrunch revealed how mobile app developers have been abusing so-called “Enterprise Certificates” (Constine, 2019). Apple grants these special software licenses to businesses to bypass the iOS App Store and distribute apps among employees. What prompted TechCrunch’s investigation was earlier reporting on the misuse of these certificates by Facebook and Google. It turned out, smaller app developers also exploited this loophole. TechCrunch pointed to real-money gambling and pornography apps, the latter category being outright forbidden in the App Store.

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