{
  "id": 764527,
  "title": "‘Obvious’ App Store ratings fraud going undetected by Apple, says StopTheMadness developer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/obvious-app-store-ratings-fraud-going-undetected-by-apple-says",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:17:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/13/obvious-app-store-ratings-fraud-going-undetected-by-apple-says-stopthemadness-developer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jeff Johnson, developer of the popular StopTheMadness Safari extension , has said that “obvious” App Store ratings fraud is going undetected by Apple despite the company’s claims to review listings. He said that although he doesn’t go proactively looking for App Store fraud, he does encounter it rather frequently , citing the latest example …",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}