Apple bans Facebook 'Research' app, breaks the social network's internal iOS apps

Facebook and Apple are butting heads again thanks to the social network’s shady “Research” app.

Apple has revoked the certificate that enables Facebook to distribute the app via Apple’s Enterprise Certificate Program, according to Recode. This effectively bans Facebook’s Research app, which was first uncovered by Techcrunch on Tuesday.

Facebook had said it would be removing the iOS app from its program, but it looks as if Apple beat them to it.

According to The Verge, Apple’s ban has also affected all of Facebook’s internal use and pre-release beta iOS applications for not only Facebook, but Instagram and WhatsApp as well. Read more...