As far as I like nude women, let's be honest, the 'warning' on every image is actually an invitation rather than warning. Who will click No?I'm a photographer on 500px, and my portfolio has nudity in it.
This idea of protecting someone from artistic expressions in this area is a little ridiculous. People can make their own choices about what they see and what they don't.
500px puts a warning on every image that is even remotely 'adult' (even implied nudity) and you have to click through that to see the image. The only exception to this is when a photographer like me uses 500px for a hosting site that links directly via your domain (and effectively suppresses the 500px logic and allows the photographer to present their photos as they like).
I recall buying a censored fashion magazine in the app store - which I thought was pretty stupid, and I asked for my money back.
This is pretty silly stuff.
You missed the point. Apple is not looking to block you from getting anything. If the developer will not agree to a "17+" rating then they had to pull the version of the app that was rated "4+" age group. ... If an app is rated as "4+" and I allow my kids to install apps, then they can get easy access to it and inadvertently (or purposely) view porn.
The 500px app should return to the App Store with a 17+ rating and should get a huge spike in popularity thanks to all this free publicity.
I didn't know Apple sold Safari in the AppStore.
I didn't know Safari was for sale at the App Store. How much does it cost? Does it offer In-App purchases?
What if you are a professional photographer who owns an iPhone and happens to take/view/participate in classy nude photography?
There were nude self portraits of 16 year old girls on 500px that never got deleted. I bet this is illegal not only in the U.S. and by the way, 500px is a company in Canada.
btw they weren't pictures of Lilly by any chance?
good thing they pulled it and kept child friendly apps such as grand theft auto
You simply switch to Android.
And given the latest stats, that is happening more and more often, all over the world..
This has probably more to do with their legal department protecting that 100+ billion nest egg from law suits and worries about a boycott from some outraged organization, then moral judgement on Apples part.....
I'm pretty sure iTunes sells plenty of books and movies that have nudity in them.
I'm pretty sure iTunes sells plenty of books and movies that have nudity in them.
I'm sure if Apple got complaints about child porn in those books they'd remove them too.
Removing a book or movie is not the same as removing an App.
a 1:1 comparison would be removing iTunes for finding a book or movie that was deemed pornographic.
There could easily be things about this story though. Perhaps Apple and 500px couldn't come to an agreement about content or how it was policed. But that being said - Safari, YouTube and lots of other apps have just as easy access to pornography. And they remain in the appstore.
Removing a book or movie is not the same as removing an App.
a 1:1 comparison would be removing iTunes for finding a book or movie that was deemed pornographic.
There could easily be things about this story though. Perhaps Apple and 500px couldn't come to an agreement about content or how it was policed. But that being said - Safari, YouTube and lots of other apps have just as easy access to pornography. And they remain in the appstore.
But that's my point, if those apps remain there, why is the automatic assumption just Apple hates nudity and is trying to be the moral police?
using safari to visit a site and an app that accesses that company's owned database of photos are two completely different things
I never said they were doing either. I was noting the hypocrisy..