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scitech.blogs.cnn.com - 6/26/2009

Apple rejects soft-core porn iPhone app – SciTechBlog - CNN.com Blogs

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An image from the 'Hottest Girls' application for sale in the iTunes App Store.

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TechCrunch:  Who Exactly Is In Charge Of The App Store? Anyone?

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Wired: Gadget Lab:  Apple: No Porn Allowed in iPhone’s App Store

MacDailyNews:  Apple pulls ‘Hottest Girls’ nudie app: We will not distribute apps that contain pornography

iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond:  News: Apple: We will not distribute pornographic apps

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macenstein.com - 6/25/2009

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

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wired.com - 6/25/2009

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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gizmodo.com - 6/25/2009

First Apple-Approved iPhone Porn App [Nsfw]

— gizmodo.com — Listen up, porn purveyors of the world: This is the first iPhone application to contain bare boobs. The $1.99 app for iPhone and iPod touch only showed girls in lingerie and bikinis until now, according to its developer: We uploaded nude topless ... (more) First Apple-Approved iPhone Porn App [Nsfw]

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Who Exactly Is In Charge Of The App Store? Anyone?
TechCrunch — ... allowed in the App Store. But that seems to contradict its own rating system that now clearly allows for nudity. This makes no sense. To the point where I’m not sure there is anyone actually in charge of all of this for Apple. Instead, I’m starting to think this whole system is run by a group of people, all with different thoughts on the approach Apple should take with apps. And none of whom seem to communicate with each other very well. Here is Apple’s statement to CNN earlier today: Apple will not distribute applications that ...

QOTD
Digital Daily — ... Apple will not distribute applications that contain inappropriate content, such as pornography. The developer of this application added inappropriate content directly from their server after the application had been approved and distributed and after the developer had subsequently been asked to remove some offensive content. This was a direct violation of the terms of the iPhone Developer Program. The application is no longer available on the App Store. – Apple (AAPL) explains what really happened to the Hottest Girls app yesterday ...

Apple: No Porn Allowed in iPhone’s App Store
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... “Apple will not distribute applications that contain inappropriate content, such as pornography,” an Apple spokesman told CNN Thursday afternoon. “The developer of this application added inappropriate content directly from their server after the application had been approved and distributed, and after the developer had subsequently been asked to remove some offensive content. This was a direct violation of the terms of the iPhone Developer Program. The application is no longer available on the App Store.” ...

Apple pulls ‘Hottest Girls’ nudie app: We will not distribute apps that contain pornography
MacDailyNews — ... Tom Neumayr: Apple will not distribute applications that contain inappropriate content, such as pornography. The developer of this application added inappropriate content directly from their server after the application had been approved and distributed, and after the developer had subsequently been asked to remove some offensive content. This was a direct violation of the terms of the iPhone Developer Program. The application is no longer available on the App Store. Full article here . ...

News: Apple: We will not distribute pornographic apps
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — ... of an iPhone app touting nudity as one of its selling points, Apple has released a statement saying it will not distribute such applications. Hottest Girls from developer Allen Leung was pulled from the store yesterday afternoon following widespread publicity of the app’s new adult content; the developer blamed the app’s disappearance on heavy server loads. “The server usage is extremely high because of the popularity of this app. Thus, by not distributing the app, we can prevent our servers from crashing… Yes, the topless images will still be there when it is sold again,” ...

iPhone App Store Just Says No to Nudity — For Now?
The iPhone Blog — ... Program. The application is no longer available on the App Store. Given that Apple has included new parental controls and App Store restrictions in iPhone 3.0, including a declaration for nude content, and given the eternal argument that nudity is available for age-appropriate viewers via iTunes movies, is there some contradiction still at work? Or is Apple drawing the line artificially close for now while it watches and gauges reaction? [via CNN] This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog ...