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This disclosure requirement ensures customers have material probability information before spending money on randomized virtual items, preventing uninformed purchases.
The updated guidelines do not directly affect end users of apps, but they establish new requirements for developers submitting apps to the App Store. Developers must now provide regulatory documentation for apps requiring approval, implement content moderation safeguards for user-generated content and AI content creation platforms, and ensure all app information and creative assets meet specific accuracy and appropriateness standards. Developers who fail to implement safeguards or remediate violations after notice may be considered in violation of the Developer Code of Conduct, potentially resulting in app removal or account termination.
View change record →Before purchasing a loot box or similar randomized item in an app, you are entitled to see the odds of receiving each type of item.
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"Apps offering "loot boxes" or other mechanisms that provide randomized virtual items for purchase must disclose the odds of receiving each type of item to customers prior to purchase.Excerpt from Apple's App Store Review Guidelines
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This disclosure requirement ensures customers have material probability information before spending money on randomized virtual items, preventing uninformed purchases.
Before purchasing a loot box or similar randomized item in an app, you are entitled to see the odds of receiving each type of item.
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