App Store glitch causes millions of ratings to disappear from apps like Instagram

A glitch in the App Store seems to have caused a panic for app developers. Millions of app  ratings and reviews completely vanished from the App Store over the weekendThe Apple Post first noticed the disappearing ratings when developers started reporting that their apps were showing a sudden steep drop in rating and review counts. As 9to5Mac pointed out, some popular apps, like Instagram, lost millions of ratings, dropping from 8 million to almost zero reviews. “I think Apple just purged a bunch of App Store ratings,” tweeted app developer Jeff Johnson. “I suddenly went from 82 ratings to 39. My app is only 7 months old total. Not old ratings by any measure. This is a nightmare.” Read more...More about Apple, Ios, App Store, Glitch, and Tech