Apple Removes Porn Apps From App Store

February 20th, 2010 admin

Apple has begun removing apps containing “overtly sexual content” from its App Store, according to developers. Multiple developers independently reported on Thursday that they received a letter from Apple stating that apps containing sexual content were no longer allowed due to complaints from customers: The App Store continues to evolve, and as such, we are constantly refining our guidelines. Your application, Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored), contains content that we had originally believed to be suitable for distribution. However, we have recently received numerous complaints from our customers about this type of content, and have changed our guidelines appropriately. We have decided to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store, which includes your application. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. If you believe you can make the …


Originally posted on Wired

 
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