Way to take things to the extreme.
Calm down and step away from the computer. It will be OK.
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Apple Now Blocking 'Overtly Sexual' Apps from App Store
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Way to take things to the extreme.
Calm down and step away from the computer. It will be OK.
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lol at apple on this
How did they not expect "overly sexual" applications to show up? I forget the unheard of # of pornography content online but it still seems to be the largest enterprise out there. Should have done like games need to do and make actual 18+ requirements. Apple is gonna lose some money from them horndogs.
How did they not expect "overly sexual" applications to show up? I forget the unheard of # of pornography content online but it still seems to be the largest enterprise out there. Should have done like games need to do and make actual 18+ requirements. Apple is gonna lose some money from them horndogs.
typical apple move right there 😛 oh well, in my opinion its THEIR app store, so they can do whatever they want with it even if people dont agree with it. if developers dont like it, they can move over to the android platform or something like that
Nope, never downloaded any of them, never really cared. That doesn't mean I think they should all be pulled, though. Let people have their silly little adult apps. I don't care. But keep your snotty little nose up in the air, Mr. Right. You're certainly better than everyone else and definitely qualified to make their decisions for them!
Get back to your Baptist Bible study and your political petitions to lock up homosexuals.
Anybody have any recommendations for movies on the iTunes Movie Store. I am looking for something to watch on my iPod Touch. Was thinking Zach and Miri Make a Porno. Also, how about a movie that involves lot's of killing people.
Oh wait, I hear soon, the Movie section in iTunes will be all Disney Movies.
Oh wait, I hear soon, the Movie section in iTunes will be all Disney Movies.
Are all games where I have to shoot at other characters also banned? Killing is worse than sex, right?
Well, I have solid proofs that you are paid by Apple to post random cowcrap arguments to people who are seriously and justifiably concerned with recent Apple policies and moves...
Do your job and give us a break - we all know that Steve is watching your every move!
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whooleytoo
macrumors 604
I am against censorship in any form. I think people here don't get the point that it's not the porn we want, but the right to have if we wanted it. There's a fundamental difference there. Like Churchill said "I strongly disagree with your opinion, but I would kill for your right to defend it".
Being said that, when you buy Apple, you play by their rules. If you disagree with Apple apps policy, just don't buy an iPhone. After 10% customers are lost, porn apps, political apps, "how to make bombs" apps, etc. will be back in the store: Jobs himself will appear on TV saying that Apple supports freedom of speech and they are nobody to decide for the people. As it is now, some short-minded puritan people complain, but no customer is lost because the disappearance of the apps, so Apple retires them to avoid problems. It's that simple.
Being said that, when you buy Apple, you play by their rules. If you disagree with Apple apps policy, just don't buy an iPhone. After 10% customers are lost, porn apps, political apps, "how to make bombs" apps, etc. will be back in the store: Jobs himself will appear on TV saying that Apple supports freedom of speech and they are nobody to decide for the people. As it is now, some short-minded puritan people complain, but no customer is lost because the disappearance of the apps, so Apple retires them to avoid problems. It's that simple.
whooleytoo
macrumors 604
In games, killing is good, but nudity is evil. Except if you kill a nude person, I'm not sure about that one. Does the goodness of the violence outweigh the perversion of the nudity.
I'd have to guess, if you blow up a nude person, that's ok. But if you blow up a person, and the explosion knocks their clothes off, that's evil.
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The funny thing is, I have no problem what-so-ever with porn.
This is Apple's store. Apple had always said there would be no porn. Apple has never sold porn movies in the iTunes store.
If you didn't know that when you purchased an iPhone then you made a bad, uninformed decsion.
I find it VERY FUNNY the type of people this type of post bring out.
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There's more naked flesh in R rated movies sold in the iTunes store than their is in the app store.
luckyblue
macrumors regular
Although, I like the idea of taking all that dirty crap out. I think it would be fine to make a specific category that could be controlled by parents. One should have to go to a certain section/ category, rather than all that junk being in the mix with all the other apps.
Say what you want about censorship, or that parents should be on top of things etc. I'm just sick of that stuff being all over the place and not being able to avoid it.
WhySoSerious
macrumors 65816
dude, do you comment on every persons post? i swear, every other post here is by you. are you that worked up over peoples opinions about this topic that you find it necessary to repeat your SAME POINT over and over and over and over...... 🙄
post once, then be quiet.
I have to ask, and I hope someone can fill me in on this - how many iBoobs and Hot Sexy Girls apps are in the XBox Live Marketplace? What about the PlayStation store? What about WiiWare?
Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft all know that it's their responsibility to make sure that their products are family-friendly. We all know that there is a market, and potentially a huge one, for Adult content on these consoles that is going completely unfulfilled. So why doesn't any of these consoles just allow adult titles (virtually no AO titles, especially sex-related ones, have been released in years) and apply some type of content blocking? Content blocking rarely works, is rarely used, and it makes the platform look bad.
Apple made a mistake by allowing these and similar apps in the first place because they led a lot of people to believe that the iPhone platform is an open, anything-goes platform. It isn't, and will likely never will be.
Apple is trying to sell a product that:
- Parents can give to their kids without worrying that Apple is making objectionable content directly available.
- Business people will use, without worrying that some app is stealing their corporate email and sending it elsewhere.
- The average person can buy, add, and remove games and applications without worrying that they have the right version of the .NET Mobile Framework or Mobile Flash Player is installed.
In order for this to happen, Apple is taking plenty of steps to make sure that the system is as fool-proof as buying an XBox and plugging it in. This involves making some tough judgement calls. Nintendo has been widely criticized for letting few violent titles onto their consoles. They obviously know that there is a very large market for violent games, so why are they doing it? Because it opens up another large market that Sony can't access because they DO offer more mature titles. Plenty of parents buy Wii's for their kids solely because their 11-year old kids' friends aren't going to bring over their copy of GTA or some violent DVD and play when they aren't looking.
The iPhone/iPod/App Store platform targets a somewhat specific but pretty large market of people who want safe and easy to use products. Everyone wants to be shown some love from Apple but let's face it, this market differs from the market of people that buy Apple computers. Maybe the iPhone just isn't for you. Get another phone. Apple won't mind, really.
Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft all know that it's their responsibility to make sure that their products are family-friendly. We all know that there is a market, and potentially a huge one, for Adult content on these consoles that is going completely unfulfilled. So why doesn't any of these consoles just allow adult titles (virtually no AO titles, especially sex-related ones, have been released in years) and apply some type of content blocking? Content blocking rarely works, is rarely used, and it makes the platform look bad.
Apple made a mistake by allowing these and similar apps in the first place because they led a lot of people to believe that the iPhone platform is an open, anything-goes platform. It isn't, and will likely never will be.
Apple is trying to sell a product that:
- Parents can give to their kids without worrying that Apple is making objectionable content directly available.
- Business people will use, without worrying that some app is stealing their corporate email and sending it elsewhere.
- The average person can buy, add, and remove games and applications without worrying that they have the right version of the .NET Mobile Framework or Mobile Flash Player is installed.
In order for this to happen, Apple is taking plenty of steps to make sure that the system is as fool-proof as buying an XBox and plugging it in. This involves making some tough judgement calls. Nintendo has been widely criticized for letting few violent titles onto their consoles. They obviously know that there is a very large market for violent games, so why are they doing it? Because it opens up another large market that Sony can't access because they DO offer more mature titles. Plenty of parents buy Wii's for their kids solely because their 11-year old kids' friends aren't going to bring over their copy of GTA or some violent DVD and play when they aren't looking.
The iPhone/iPod/App Store platform targets a somewhat specific but pretty large market of people who want safe and easy to use products. Everyone wants to be shown some love from Apple but let's face it, this market differs from the market of people that buy Apple computers. Maybe the iPhone just isn't for you. Get another phone. Apple won't mind, really.
Well, tomorrow it's Flash. 😉 Who knows what Steve is doing? Perhaps then it's photoshop, maya, microsoft word.
Perhaps violence is next. Then offensive lyrics.
Yeah it is crappy, isn't it? While it is Apple's app store, and they can choose to sell what they want, I remember a certain video game company that used to censor things on their platform. Despite an ENORMOUS lead, they lost a lot of ground to their rivals, and it took them years to recover.
Now they know better.
There's one big difference: Those are very expensive and time-consuming development platforms with a lot of games and not too many tiny, silly apps. No one is going to make a $.99 WiiWare game where you can jiggle boobs with the Wiimote. In addition, consoles are generally aimed at the family/teenage crowd. Yes, that market has expanded, but you still get the point. Phones are for a much, much, MUCH wider demographic.
What's your point?
You refuse to buy R rared movies because you only want to see nudity in iGiggleBoobs? (Or in your case, because some complete stranger can't...)
Again... Wal-Mart... Costco...
You can buy R Rated movies and violent video games there. Not porn.
Thats the way it is. Apple is no different. You knew this when you bought an iPhone. Yada Yada Yada Yada.
When your contract expires you will be free to buy an Android to protect the rights of complete strangers who should be able to buy iGiggleBoobs when ever they want!
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tatonka
macrumors 6502
No? .. I didn't make a mistake .. it was the best choice at the time .. again .. that doesn't imply that I have to be happy about everything Apple does?
At least when I buy a new product I weight the good against the bad .. the product with the best ratio is the one I'll get. Doesn't mean I have to like everything about it .. doesn't mean I can't speak about what I don't like and it most certainly doesn't mean you can't try to change things you don't like about it.
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koobcamuk
macrumors 68040
Well, he (Disney) was a Nazi so I am sure they'll be banned soon.
Edit: Can someone link me to a good Droid (Milestone) review?
Huh? My point is, they'll sell an R rated movie with full frontal nudity but they won't sell an iPhone app that has pictures of women who are still clothed.
I think we should pass a law requiring all people to become distributors of pornographic materials, or other materials they find objectionable.
We don't want censorship, right?
We don't want censorship, right?