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Apple’s App Store has proven to be a stronghold for digital security, preventing over in potentially fraudulent transactions between 2020 to 2023. According to a press release, the App Store has continuously invested in technologies to combat evolving digital threats since its launch in 2008, to maintain a safe and reliable platform for both users and developers. In 2023 alone, Apple prevented more than . Over the past four years, the company blocked over and stopped more than from making transactions. Apple also rejected over 1.7 million app submissions in 2023 for not meeting its privacy, security, and content standards. Additionally, Apple terminated nearly and removed close to . These are big numbers and reflects the complexity of modern cybersecurity challenges and the need for constant innovation and vigilance. But Apple seems to be doing a good job in creating and maintaining a digital ecosystem so far, albeit a gated one. Is that a bad thing, though? Source: