alt Hacker NewsIt's known that some Chinese mobile apps employ this trick to keep the app alive in the background, the rumor is that this way the 'active user' KPI can be better met.
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SirFatty • today at 12:09 PM
If it's known, are you suggesting that Apple and Google are complacent in allowing these type of apps in their ecosystem?
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Why would they manipulate the numbers that way if it’s self-reported anyways? If you want to fake the numbers, couldn’t you just change the number and be done?