Google Docs has a spam problem like iCloud Calendar, so why aren't we freaking out about it?

Google Docs has a spam problem like iCloud Calendar, so why aren't we freaking out about it?

Google simply isn't held to the same standard as Apple, and that's bad for all of us.

Rene Ritchie has been covering Apple and the personal technology industry for almost a decade. Editorial director for Mobile Nations, analyst for iMore, video and podcast host, you can follow him on Snapchat, Instagram, or Twitter @reneritchie.

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Recently, iCloud users began receiving spam in the form of Calendar invitations. It happened around U.S. Thanksgiving, was super annoying, and garnered wide-spread and well-deserved media attention. A couple days later, Apple released a statement to iMore and other outlets apologizing for the issue and promising to address it quickly. Yesterday, Apple rolled out a way to report iCloud Calendar spam on the web, and my guess is we'll see it spread to the Calendar app at some point as well.

Apple's statement on iCloud calendar spam. They're sorry and they're working on it. pic.twitter.com/oaSHSywVxG— Rene Ritchie