For all the flack Apple receives on about App Store policies, one of the more prominent issues was the restrictions on sexual content in the App Store. Now, some will say good riddance, and that such vulgar content isn’t needed. Buuuut…that’s what the whole 17+ restriction is for. Not to mention, if you don’t like something, don’t look at it/seek it out. With all that said, the developer of “Wobble iBoobs” (figure it out) has come forward and shared his recent rejection after the fact by Apple. According to Apple, the app was removed because of “sexual content”. Apple goes on further saying: “We have decided to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store, which includes *your* application”.
So tell me again, what’s the point of having a mature rating system and measures to prevent minors from purchasing mature content if you reject all of the content that’s supposed to occupy that space? Either way, there are hundreds of sexually oriented apps on the App Store that have made it through the approval process just fine. Why the change? Wiping these apps from the store so abruptly and without warning until after it’s already been removed is a slap in the face to the developers who spend time and money developing for the platform.
Then again, this isn’t the first time (or second, or third) that Apple has spit on developers. Any devs out there care to share any experiences?
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