It does. Every app has an age rating http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/appRatingscorrect me if i am wrong but iOS doesnt have age certificated apps or controls!
I agree that Playboy is not porn. I still think the way Playboy treats women is nasty but you're right, it isn't porn. Most of the discussion on here has been more widely about porn in general.
That is a good question though. I don't know if I could put into words what the difference is. I know it when I see it though. What would you say it was?
I always love these issues, as it brings out the thoughtless in droves.
Anyone who uses the following phrase needs to pause:
"Patents are dumb/stupid/hypocritical."
Parents are average. Your disagreement about moral valuations do not constitute an intellectual insight on your part nor a deficiency on anyone elses.
"People in X country are dumb/stupid/hypocritical."
Countries are not monolithic. On intelligence they are average, on education they are average. Guess what Europeans - you are not that smart. You just, for reasons no one else in the world can figure, have started to think you are. As for the people in a country dogging on your own country...your just deluding yourself that you are above average. Remember, your disagreement about moral valuations do not constitute an intellectual insight on your part nor a deficiency on anyone elses. Unless you are still in high school or never went to a good college or never decided to expand your mind, then go ahead and think that because nothing can change your mind. And remember not to vote.
Remember whenever you think someone who who disagrees with you about political/social/moral issues is stupid...uh oh...you are are not using your brain. They may be ignorant, but by and large we are all relatively ignorant outside our spheres of expertise. Why do ignorant people argue with each other about the relative social impact of viewing nudity as a way of arguing for the social impact of widespread pornography is beyond me. Maybe it is fun. Maybe that is why we have the internet!
As for the issue at hand...pornography is widely available and I hope that Apple continues to allow those who are interested to use technology to tailor the experience of themselves and those for whom they have a legal and moral obligation to.
It's a sad day. The cultural obsession with porn continues.
As amused as ever by protests over nudity, when the app store is full of games (i.e. apps) based entirely around killing people. I applaud Apple for loosening their inappropriate moral shackles.
You sound like Janeane Garofalo, blaming disagreement with your views on deep psychological or personal problems, instead of addressing the substance of the opposing view itself.
I assume you are American? If not, then you may ignore this post.
I do not mean to insult you or anyone else on this forum, but I think we should all be able to agree that an American complaining about how "someone from "X"-location thinks they're so much better than everyone else" is pretty darn ironic and hilarious.
What if your little girl uses the internet and types in barbie into google, what do you think is going to turn up?with kids I mean 4/5 year olds...
just see it...your little girl uses the last app with barbie...on the iPad...
and hits app store where you have PlayBoy...
you are on the phone...and cannot do anything becauseyou are not in the room.,.
I think people here and in this generation in general, don't realize how much damage this stuff can have on kids and teens, especially later when they try to have a normal relationship.
It's been scientifically proven that folks who consumed stuff like this (actually the more harder stuff) fail to have a normal love life.
PS: I don't think violence and blood in TV shows and movies are much better...
Yes you can go on and flame me about my post.
What if your little girl uses the internet and types in barbie into google, what do you think is going to turn up?
Apple already allows Adult Content on the iPad. There are around a dozen web browsing apps in the App store that you have to (claim to) be over 17 to download and use. Then just enter your favorite URL.
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPod; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/532.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/8B117)
Really? How many minors have iPads?
Apple already allows Adult Content on the iPad. There are around a dozen web browsing apps in the App store that you have to (claim to) be over 17 to download and use. Then just enter your favorite URL.