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4.5.3Apple Services spam prevention

What this guideline means

Integrations with Apple's own services — Game Center leaderboards and invites, iCloud sharing, contact-based invites — can't be used to blast unsolicited invitations or notifications to other users at scale.

Why apps actually get flagged

Common with social or gaming apps whose "invite friends" flow auto-sends messages to a user's entire contact or Game Center friends list without individual confirmation.

A real example

"Your app sends unsolicited messages or invitations to users via Apple services, which is considered spam under guideline 4.5.3."

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