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Apple is making it mandatory to use its official in-app rating function in the Apple API.

While these new rules are clearly a boon for consumers, many developers may find the constraints too limiting. Among the many ways that our apps get on our nerves is when they repeatedly pressure us to leave a review in the App Store, but as of this week, Apple is cutting back on those annoying prompts significantly.

The developer, whose post was first noticed by Motherboard, received a rejection letter from Apple saying your app contains images and references to Pepe the Frog, which are considered objectionable content. Previously, when a new app version of an iOS app was released, the ratings would be reset to zero since the current App Store only aggerates reviews of the current versions of the software. An app can only display the prompt three times a year, regardless of how often its been updated. If an app has recently undergone significant changes then it might be more hard to find relevant reviews unless users take the time to write reviews without being prompted. And, it will be possible to disable these review prompts entirely starting in iOS 11.

If you still dislike the new way of Apple encouraging you to rate apps, you can turn them off altogether by heading into the iOS Settings app.

The app in question is a Flappy Bird-style game starring Pepe the Frog except instead of tapping you scream into the phones microphone. Theres nothing the developer can do to display the prompt again when the limit has been reached. People have been annoyed by app review prompts for years, and this update seems to remedy the problem.

It looks like Pepe the Frog is not welcome on the Apple App Store. And once a user has left a rating, theyll never see it again. Developers will have an increased chance of receiving a rating, providing they respect the users choice. It was an inconvenient system and many users just ignored the prompts.

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An image from an altercation during a demonstration supporting the Sam Houston statue in Houston's Hermann Park on Saturday, June 10, 2017. (Screenshot from YouTube)

An image from an altercation during a demonstration supporting the Sam Houston statue in Houston's Hermann Park on Saturday, June 10, 2017. (Screenshot from YouTube)

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017.

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017.

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

A number of protesters, many armed with guns and wearing camouflage or makeshift armor, rallied at Hermann Park in Houston on Saturday, June 10, 2017

Video: Alt-right protester choked out for waving meme signs at Sam Houston monument protest

A bystander video appears to show an armed man place a demonstrator with Nazi symbols in a choke hold at Saturday's gathering to support the statue of Sam Houston in the city's Hermann Park after apparently fake calls for its removal because Houston owned slaves.

The video, which appears to show a choke hold lasting about five seconds, was posted to YouTube by an apparent anti-Semitic account supportive of the "alt-right," a loose political affiliation that often blends racism, white nationalism and populism.

The person who posted the video labeled the altercation as "Latino Oath Keeper Chokes Alt-Right White Nationalist In Houston Texas."

(WARNING: Video contains graphic language.)

The man who was choked had been carrying a megaphone, signs with alt-right images such as "Pepe the Frog" and a flag that combined elements of the American flag with Nazi symbols such as the sonnenrad, which the Anti-Defamation League says was used by Adolf Hitler's Nazi party as well his stomtroopers in the SA and SS. Today the symbol is popular with white supremacists, according to the ADL, an anti-hate organization founded in 1913.

In the seconds before the altercation, he defended his presence against a gathering angry crowd.

"These are good memes," he said, holding up his signs that featured "Pepe the Frog" imagery as well as a Star of David.

"Dude, this is not Comicon," another man yelled, referring to a convention of comics-lovers.

"I know, what is it?" the alt-right supporter asked rhetorically. "I thought I was just coming to make friends."

SAM HOUSTON PROTEST: Gun-carrying protesters, some waving Confederate flags, rally in Hermann Park

The account that posted the video labeled the man who choked the alt-right supporter as an Oath Keeper. The Oath Keepers - whose members often show up heavily armed at tense protests, purportedly to prevent dictatorship - is "one of the largest radical antigovernment groups in the U.S. today," according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks radical groups.

The alt-right supporter soon was escorted out of the demonstration, walking toward the police line as demonstrators chanted, "Na, na, na, na. Hey, hey, hey. Goodbye."

The Houston Police Department did not make any arrests or issue any citations at the protest, spokesman Victor Senties said Monday. Police were not aware of the altercation until a reporter asked about the video Monday.

"We were not made aware of the choke hold incident," Senties said. Officers met the man at the police line as he was escorted out, but the man did not mention an assault or ask to file a complaint.

If the victim wanted, police could start an investigation that ultimately could lead to criminal charges, but the spokesman said that can only happen with the victim's cooperation.

"You've got to have a complainant," he said.

There was a heavy police presence throughout the event, the Chronicle previously reported.

"We work very closely with organizers regardless of what the issue may be, no matter what their objectives are," Chief Art Acevedo said Saturday at the demonstration. "We want to make sure that people work with us and we work with them and let them accomplish their goal, which is to express their views."

READ MORE: Hoax Texas group calls for removal of iconic Houston statue

Carrying Texas and Confederate flags, participants seemed concerned the park's Sam Houston statue might be removed because the historical figure owned slaves.

"Erasing history for the sake of political correctness or to make somebody feel better, it's not just stupid it's dangerous," said David Amad, an organizer of the demonstration.

The group wants others to understand Sam Houston's contribution to Texas history. The demonstration was organized after rumors spread that a group called Texas Antifa was planning to show up to advocate removing the statue from the park.

READ MORE:It's easy to take down a statue. It's harder to understand Sam Houston, a biographer writes.

But the group, This is Texas, was left advocating for a cause without the other side present. The anticipated anti-Sam Houston protesters were no-shows at Hermann Park. Throughout the week, media reports swirled that Saturday's protest advocating the statue's removal was fake.

Houston Antifa, a local chapter of the International Antifascist/Antiracist organization ANTIFA, called Texas Antifa fake and "alt-right trolls trying to use hot button issues to drum up ire," in a Facebook message.

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The choke hold. (Picture YouTube/Alt Right Pepe General Franco.)

A follower of the racist so-called alt-right shouted But what about the memes? as he was kicked out of a far-right rally.

Footage has emerged of a man, armed with hand-drawn renderings of Pepe the Frog, being unceremoniously kicked out of a nationalist rally in Texas.

He was holding signs saying RED SCUM YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED when participants in the rally started telling him that he needs to leave.

But what about the memes? he pleads with the group, pointing to the memes he had painstakingly painted onto sheets of card.

A woman in military camo then tells him to get the fuck out, and he dejectedly replies: But these are good memes.

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And when another man shouts at him Dude, this is not Comic Con!, he replies, clearly disheartened: I know. I just came to make friends.

Things quickly escalated, with one rally participant grabbing the alt-right guy from behind and putting him in a stronghold.

The man eventually conceded defeat, and ended up having to find sanctuary with the police.

The right-wing rally was in Houston, and saw hundreds of individuals most of whom were armed descend on a park in the city.

They were reportedly protesting what they claimed were efforts to remove a statue of historic Texas figure Sam Houston because he owned slaves.

In cities across America, statues of Confederate heroes are being removed due to historic racist undertones.

Sam Houston, who was the Republic of Texas first president, owned slaves but he also refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.

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Roaming charges to end across the European Union, but callers are warned about a huge catch - The Independent

Top EU and British figures held talks about talks on Brexit Monday but failed to nail down a date for the start of negotiations amid the fallout from Britains chaotic election, officials said.

The two-year negotiation process between EU Brexit chief Michel Barnier and Britains Brexit minister David Davis had been due to formally start on June 19.

But that looks increasingly unlikely as Conservative British Prime Minister Theresa May fights for her political life after unexpectedly losing her majority in parliament.

In Brussels on Monday Barnier met Olly Robbins, a senior official in Daviss ministry, and Britains ambassador to the EU Tim Barrow to discuss arrangements for the talks following the election shock.

They agreed to have further contact at technical level this week. As of yet, no date for opening the negotiations has been agreed, an EU official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The EU stands ready to begin negotiations.

The arrangements under discussion include dates and the sequencing of talks -- the EU wants four-week cycles of negotiations, each covering one topic -- once they do actually get started.

European Commission spokesperson Alexander Winterstein earlier declined to provide a likely start date.

When will be the point from moving to talking about talks, to more detailed talks, I cannot say. This doesnt depend entirely on us, Winterstein told a daily briefing.

Brussels has warned that time is running out to start the talks on divorce terms and a future trade deal, with Britain set to leave the EU come what may in March 2019.

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said last Friday that Brussels would be ready at half past nine the next morning if Britain was ready.

London has said it wants the Barnier-Davis talks to start as scheduled next Monday, but since Thursdays election it has not formally committed to the date.

Davis told BBC radio on Monday that the government stood by its threat to walk away with no deal if talks -- when they do eventually start -- break down.

Mays catastrophic showing in Thursdays election has caused consternation in the EU, which is keen to push through the disruptive Brexit process as soon as possible.

Obviously its not great that things are being delayed, an EU source said on condition of anonymity, adding that Brussels officials had been glued to their TV screens and Twitter for the British election results.

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