The QDrops app, a lucrative item for Apple that has cashed in on a presidential conspiracy theory be sending alerts to subscribers, has been pulled from the Apple Store after being called out by the news media, Gizmodo reported.
QDrops is a Pizzagate-offshoot conspiracy theory app that pushes alerts relating to the QAnon conspiracy theory alleging that President Donald Trump has been quietly going about breaking up child sex rings created by high-ranking Democrats.
Behind the conspiracy is an anonymous user identified as "Q" or "QAnon" on the internet messaging board 4Chan, who has since gained the support of several high-profile figures, including Roseanne Barr.
QDrops, a 99-cent app launched in April by husband and wife team Richard and Adalita Brown of North Carolina, has proved to be a popular and profitable source for Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store.
It became the tenth most popular of all Apple iOS apps and first in the “entertainment” section while remaining in the top 200 of paid iOS apps.
On Sunday, though, Apple removed the app after NBC News launched inquiries into the popularity of QDrops.
Justin Hendrix, executive director at NYC Media Lab, a university consortium focused on media technology, told NBC News that QDrops could tarnish Apple’s reputation by perpetuating propaganda.
Apple spokesperson Stephanie Saffer responded to the inquiry, saying that “the App Store has always supported all points of view being represented, as long as the apps are respectful to users with differing opinions and the quality of the experience is great," according to NBC News.
“We have published clear guidelines that developers must follow in order for their apps to be distributed by the App Store, designed to foster innovation and provide a safe environment to all of our users. We will take swift action to remove any apps that violate our guidelines or the law — we take this responsibility very seriously.”
QDrops took to Twitter to address the situation, calling NBC News’ article “anti-Q” and assuring followers that it was “working with Apple to alleviate any concerns” so that the app could be “put back on the store.”
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