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According to news in the morning of June 14, Beijing time, Damus, a decentralized social messaging app funded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, warned on Tuesday that Apple could remove the app from App Store within 14 days. Apple later withdrew the threat, but asked Damus to remove bitcoin payment from the app.

Damus's planned payment function will ease the use of bitcoin and promote its development into a more convenient cross-border digital currency. Apple's request will stand in the way.

Damus initially said on Twitter that Apple considered taking the app off the shelf because Damus integrated the payment protocol Lightning Network. This payment protocol allows users to exchange bitcoins directly on their network without the need for additional applications. On Nostr, the underlying platform on which Damus runs, such payments are called "Zap".

Damus said on Twitter that Apple is concerned that Zap could be used by content creators to sell digital content on its platform. Apple has long banned app developers from using in-app payment systems to sell additional content or value-added services, unless developers use Apple's payment system. In that case, apple charges a 30% cut on all transactions.

In a subsequent Twitter post, Damus also said that app developers must remove the "Zap button" from the published content because it would be considered by Apple to be "selling digital content."Zap is only allowed on the personal information page. This has a big impact on Damus, but at least you can still use Zap."

Apple said in a statement that it uses the same set of guidelines to review all apps on the shelves. The goal of these guidelines is to protect users and provide a level playing field for developers. In addition, Apple found that "a feature in the Damus app allows users to reward digital content in the app, which violates App Store's audit guidelines."

Dorsey also expressed his dissatisfaction with Apple on Twitter. "rewarding content is not about selling digital content. It's a feedback mechanism for content," he says. "Why restrict users from sending bitcoin to each other? this is an opportunity for us to build a truly global payment agreement for the Internet, which will also benefit your company."

Dorsey is the chief executive of payments company Block (formerly Square) and a supporter of cryptocurrencies. Block has invested in cryptocurrency in a variety of ways, including building a system to help users "mine" bitcoin.

Last December, Dorsey donated 14 bitcoins to the Nostr team, worth about $245000 at the time. Nostr is a decentralized social media project that is not owned by any particular individual or business entity. Nostr users can manage their identities on different Nostr-backed applications, such as Damus, and exchange bitcoins with each other through Lightning Network.

Dorsey is also a co-founder of Twitter and a former CEO of Twitter. He insists that decentralized apps will be the next important evolution of social media. In such applications, users do not need to be forced to comply with the policies of social media platform operators.

Many of these platforms do not recommend content through algorithms. Some Twitter users, for example, complain that the content they see on "For You" has become less and less relevant since Elon Musk bought Twitter. Unlike the current profit model of social networks, these platforms do not sell advertisements, collect user data and profit from them.

Dorsey is also an investor in the messaging app Bluesky. The application is developed based on the decentralized network technology AT protocol. Currently, Bluesky is still open only to invited users, but it is becoming more and more popular as users leave Twitter,Bluesky because of hate speech and technical problems. However, the size of Bluesky is still much smaller than that of Twitter.

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