Sinner, Be Gone: Apple Asks Smut To Pack Its App Store Bags
Posted 02/19/2010 at 1:33pm
| by J.R. Bookwalter
(Image courtesy of TechCrunch)If you’re a puritan disturbed by the recent avalanche of partially-naked women (and men!) parading around half-dressed in the App Store these days, Apple may have just healed thyself.
The blogosphere is brimming with news that Apple has made yet another new change to the App Store -- and it may not be a welcome one for those with an appetite for sexy,
according to TechCrunch.
The latest brouhaha comes by way of a now-removed app called Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored) from developer Jon Atherton, who received the following missive from Apple:
The App Store continues to evolve, and as such, we are constantly refining our guidelines. Your application, Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored), contains content that we had originally believed to be suitable for distribution. However, we have recently received numerous complaints from our customers about this type of content, and have changed our guidelines appropriately.
We have decided to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store, which includes your application.
Thank you for your understanding in this matter. If you believe you can make the necessary changes so that Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored) complies with our recent changes, we encourage you to do so and resubmit for review.
Sincerely,
iPhone App ReviewWhile it’s always been Apple’s policy to reject anything with nudity, a number of creative developers have been filling up the App Store in recent months with a host of apps featuring scantily-clad models of both sexes. But the good times may be at an end, as it’s not only Wobble iBoobs that appears to have gotten the axe -- TechCrunch tried downloading apps like Exotic Positions and Sexy Women and found that both came back with errors and nothing to download.
Perhaps the purists have come knocking on Apple’s door at long last, although most of the so-called “sexy” apps in the App Store are less titillating than what’s featured on network television. It seems that for all of the forward progress the App Store has made thus far this year, this may be yet another step backward for developers.
Oh, and if you’re curious, Wobble iBoobs was an app designed to let you add “jiggle points” to any photo -- you get the idea.