Hello,
An update to my app, 8chen for Hacker News, is being rejected due to displaying 3rd party content (ex. news articles) in a webview (SFSafariViewController). Note that this is webview usage is not a new feature of this update - my app is already on the App Store [1] with it. As a Hacker News client, all of my app's content is submit and voted upon by HN users - the web content is not hardcoded or embedded into the app in any way - it is all dynamically fetched from Hacker New's official API. This is very similar to the Reddit app [2], which also allows users to view articles in an in-app webview.
Forcing the user to view the Hacker News articles outside of the app provides a poor user experience. Additionally, every other Hacker News reader app allows their users to view submissions in an in-app webview as mine does. As examples, please see:
1. Hacker News Client by Marcin Kmiec
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-client/id939454231?mt=8
2. Simple Reader for Hacker News by Ryan Nystrom https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-reader-for-hacker-news/id1000995253?mt=8
3. Hacker News (YC) by Dharmesh Patel https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hacker-news-yc/id713733435?mt=8
4. Helvetica Neue: A Native Hacker News Client Built Using the Official Firebase API by Cristian Monterroza https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/helvetica-neue-native-hacker-news-client-built-using/id931789125?mt=8
5. HN Reader - Hacker News Reader by Thomas Ricouard https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hn-reader-hacker-news-reader/id919243741?mt=8
Can any Apple admin help me out here? I do not understand why my app update is being single out. I have already tried re-submitting my app for approval in hopes of getting a more sane reviewer, but it was rejected again.
[1] 8chen for Hacker news
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/8chen-for-hacker-news/id1308885491?mt=8
[2] Reddit Official: Trending News
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reddit-official-trending-news/id1064216828?mt=8