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It's a React Native app built with Expo (SDK 54), running on the Hermes JavaScript engine. The backend is WordPress with a custom REST API. The app was built by an entity called "forty-five-press" according to the Expo config.

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[–] fiat_lux@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Some guy in Utah, apparently. The company was registered on the 18th of March.
Screenshot of Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code Entity InformationFor DEV FORTY FIVE LLC

Via Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code Business Registration search which did not allow a direct link to individual results.

[–] SpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

So according to that, the company's address (both physical and mailing) is 3739 E Sandstone Way, Washington, UT, 84780-1952.

(from https://maps.app.goo.gl/q48YJf3XndfY5Ges8)
...yeah, honestly that's about what I expected.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Lmao what even is that stupid-ass useless lawn.

[–] fiat_lux@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's a rental. I'm wondering if it's not basically a front. The guy listed is a ~~22 year old~~ (edit: age is maybe not the same guy) "head of engineering" for a company owned/run by Blue Rocket Incorporated, which seems to typically be a parent company to a lot of places.

[–] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

So...to be clear, this was formed just prior to the release of the app, and almost certainly the app was being developed by this person/group before then.

Sure would be good to know what public funds were used to pay for this app (I assume too much), and whether there was a bidding process (I assume there wasn't), and whether this person is someone the decision-maker already had some relationship/connection to (I assume that was the case).

Because regardless of the public value of a tracking & propaganda window favoring one party (none), it would be completely shocking, just totally unheard of, if this was a corrupt overpayment and misuse of public funds to pay for substandard work to personal and political connections.

I mean, we didn't just see this happen with Noem or anything.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Or maybe it was vibe coded in one day

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Judging by the fact that tabs in the app go to webpages… seems like not much was probably spent in developing it.