# Did Apple Just Deal a Blow to Social Apps? 📱

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/did-apple-just-deal-a-blow-to-social-apps/292701>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** privacy, technology\
**Created:** [October 3, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/did-apple-just-deal-a-blow-to-social-apps/292701 "2024-10-03T18:18:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/did-apple-just-deal-a-blow-to-social-apps/292701/1 "2024-10-03T18:18:21Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **iOS 18 Update Changes**  
Apple’s latest iOS 18 update has revamped contact-sharing features, allowing users to selectively share contacts with apps instead of providing full access to their address books.

2. **Impact on Social App Developers**  
While Apple promotes this change as a privacy enhancement, developers argue it could stifle the growth of new social platforms. Nikita Bier, a start-up founder, described the update as “the end of the world” for friend-based social applications.

3. **Criticism of Uneven Application**  
Critics note that this change does not apply to Apple’s own services, raising concerns about potential favoritism and unfair advantages for the tech giant over its competitors.

4. **Privacy vs. Growth**  
The modification aims to bolster user privacy, but its implications for app developers and the social media landscape could be significant, potentially hindering innovation in the space.

5. **Industry Reactions**  
The industry is closely watching how these changes will affect user engagement and the viability of emerging social apps in a landscape dominated by established platforms.

**Read more at:** [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/technology/apple-social-apps-contacts-change.html)