{"id":51838,"date":"2026-05-08T16:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=51838"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:01:25","slug":"apple-sued-for-removing-rave-app-from-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/08\/apple-sued-for-removing-rave-app-from-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Sued for Removing Rave App From Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/07\/apple-rave-app-store-lawsuit\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/07\/apple-rave-app-store-lawsuit\/\">\n<p>Rave, a cross-platform service that lets users watch movies and TV shows together, today filed a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260506587441\/en\/Rave-Sues-Apple-in-Five-Countries-Over-App-Store-Removal\">antitrust lawsuits<\/a> against Apple after Apple removed the Rave app from the App Store in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rave, <a href=\"https:\/\/saverave.com\">Apple cited<\/a> &ldquo;unspecified allegations of fraud and vague concerns about content moderation&rdquo; when pulling the app. Rave alleges Apple targeted the service because Rave competed with SharePlay, and Apple wanted to corner the market on smartphone co-viewing. Rave claims that Apple also falsely labeled the Rave Mac app as malware, preventing Mac users from installing it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RaveApp\/comments\/1mrmlbb\/rave_app_store\/\">Discussion on Reddit<\/a> suggests that Rave had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RaveApp\/comments\/1mvvalk\/rave_banned_from_ios\/\">unmoderated public chatrooms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RaveApp\/comments\/1loijb7\/illegal_content\/\">pornography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/LongDistance\/comments\/1iqau9q\/para_os_que_usam_o_app_rave_cuidado\/?tl=en\">issues with scams<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RaveApp\/comments\/1nrus44\/report_illegal_child_content\/\">CSAM material<\/a>. The Rave app <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RaveApp\/comments\/1slia9p\/app_got_deleted_out_of_playstore_due_potential\/\">was also labeled<\/a> as malware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RaveApp\/comments\/1f3vg2z\/malware_on_rave\/\">by Kaspersky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RaveApp\/comments\/1rgb7kp\/anti_virus_detecting_phishing_attempt_by_rave_on\/\">BitDefender<\/a>, Windows, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RaveApp\/comments\/1slplii\/rave_app_removed_from_the_google_play\/\">Google<\/a>, suggesting Apple may have had reason to protect users from the app beyond limiting competition.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They claim that the content moderation issues have been resolved.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juli Clover: Rave, a cross-platform service that lets users watch movies and TV shows together, today filed a series of antitrust lawsuits against Apple after Apple removed the Rave app from the App Store in August 2025. 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