this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023
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Indeed. Apple does give you control over notifications, in their different forms, so just turn them off.
Having said this I have the app installed since forever and notifications turned on (useful for order status, shipping notifications etc) and never got a self-promoting notification like that. I wonder if it is a regional thing (I’m in Europe).
gdpr go brrrrr