Google has removed the ‘The OG App’, an Instagram client that promised to provide an ad-free and suggestion-free feed, after Apple removed it from the App Store. The app attracted more than 25,000 downloads when it was live.
Last month, Un1feed launched The OG App with a promise to provide users with a customizable Instagram experience. To do so, it reverse-engineered Instagram for Android API, which instead created a lot of issues potentially risking users’ privacy and security.
Co-Founders of Un1feed tweeted that the startup won’t be able to serve its users following the app’s removal from both iOS and Android’s app stores. After the app’s launch, Instagram owner Meta said that the app violated its policies and the company is “taking all appropriate enforcement actions.”
Around the same time, Apple removed the app from the App Store saying that it was accessing Instagram’s service in an unauthorized manner. The tech giant added that ‘The OG’ App breached App Store rules, which prohibit apps from displaying content from third-party apps by violating their terms of use.
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