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Apple confirms it banned iPhone porn app
Apple confirms it banned iPhone porn app
Yesterday was a little confusing. (Credit: Apple, Inc.) Thursday saw the first softcore porn app arrive for the iPhone , only to disappear hours later. Many, including myself, thought Apple had approved and then banned the app, but a note on the developer's Web site indicated that he ...
And then there was porn
macenstein.com — Today the iTunes app store became a man, having finally seen its first adult app. Meaning nudity.... Meaning boobies. The app responsible for taking iTunes’ virginity is called “Hottest Girls” ($1.99), an app that until today was ... (more) And then there was porn
Apple rejects soft-core porn iPhone app  – SciTechBlog - CNN.com Blogs
Apple rejects soft-core porn iPhone app – SciTechBlog - CNN.com Blogs
scitech.blogs.cnn.com — An image from the 'Hottest Girls' application for sale in the iTunes App Store.... (more) Apple rejects soft-core porn iPhone app – ...
Porn Comes to the iTunes App Store
Porn Comes to the iTunes App Store
wired.com — Apple has finally allowed pornography into the iTunes App Store. The application, called Hottest Girls, costs $2... and includes “2200+ images of topless, sexy babes and nude models”. UPDATE: TechCrunch is reporting that Apple has pulled the ... (more) Porn Comes to the iTunes App Store
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Apple confirms it banned iPhone porn app
iPhone Atlas — ... This was a direct violation of the terms of the iPhone Developer Program. The application is no longer available on the App Store." Many observers thought that the App Store flip-flops might end when iPhone OS 3.0 was released because Apple could utilize the new operating system's built-in parental controls. Using parental controls you can block inappropriate content, including apps, movies and music from children. Originally posted at News - Apple

Apple behind removal of Hottest Girls iPhone app after all
Engadget — ... If there's one thing we can decisively say about iPhone users -- and everyone else, for that matter -- it's that they shouldn't see naked people, even if they want to. Ever. Apple agrees, and it turns out that they were responsible for the removal of the Hottest Girls ...

Droid does, iPhone doesn't: The porn app store
iPhone Atlas — ... , the MiKandi Market apps only work with Android phones and not with Apple's more morally minded handsets. Cupertino steadfastly sticks to its policy of refusing to allow apps filled purely with adult content, though some might dispute whether its definition of "adult" is occasionally a little idiosyncratic. Not for a moment would one suggest that Verizon or Motorola or the deities at Google are necessarily in favor of porn apps. However, MiKandi is attempting to take advantage of the fact that the Android system is more open than the iPhone's. So while the ...

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Apple confirms it banned iPhone porn appCNET News - Apple
Yesterday was a little confusing. (Credit: Apple, Inc.) Thursday saw the first softcore porn app arrive for the iPhone , only to disappear hours later. Many, including myself, thought Apple had approved and then banned the app, but a note on the developer's Web site indicated that he ...