Apple Bans Some Apps for Sex-Tinged Content

[Blue_Tires]

Apple has started banning many applications for its iPhone that feature sexually suggestive material, including photos of women in bikinis and lingerie, a move that came as an abrupt surprise to developers who had been profiting from such programs.

The company’s decision to remove the applications from its App Store over the last few days indicates that it is not interested in giving up its tight control over the software available there, even as competitors like Google take a more hands-off approach.

When asked about the change, Apple said it was responding to complaints from App Store users.

Philip W. Schiller, head of worldwide product marketing at Apple, said in an interview that over the last few weeks a small number of developers had been submitting “an increasing number of apps containing very objectionable content.”


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[Blue_Tires]

1. ttt

[gmoney]

2. I heard they're doing it to make iPad content safe for schools

Of course, the same parental controls that keep kids from buying R rated movies and explicit language music SHOULD work to keep risque apps off the things, you'd think...

[petronius]

3. People actually pay for bikini/lingerie pictures?

:shrug:

[EvolveOrConvolve]

4. Oh FFS!

Anyone who's offended by a bikini needs to go back to the 50's.