Phil Schiller Acknowledges New App Store Sexual Content Ban and Exceptions

Makes sense.

I fully support Apple doing this. It isn't censorship, it's choosing what they want to offer in their store.

If you want boobs on an iPhone, use Safari. Plus, anything to help filter all the untold crap out of the App Store is a blessing.

I bet there is one app that he will not be banning any time soon.... cookbook apps.

Oh, and if women don't like them, don't look or buy them. I don't use the apps myself, but if I want too, provided the images don't have under-age children, then its my privilege. Too bad you are offended, if you are, don't look.

I agree with his statement. It's very understandable

I hate how people are thinking they are trying to control the app store.

If you want boobs on an iPhone, use Safari

How long until we se "parents who were upset with what their kids were able to see" with Safari?

Giving a child unfettered access to the internet on a portable device is a danger far worse than these apps.

While I do agree with the apps they've removed, the problem for me is the removal of anything period. Just leave it alone.

I thought this was the whole point of ratings?...For parents to set what their kids can and cannot have access to. I mean, why remove apps if you have ratings and ratings control in place in iTunes already? R rated movies, explicit television shows and songs with explicit lyrics are all available on the iTunes store. Is Apple going to remove those too? Why are apps singled out while other forms of content aren't?

Apple this is a losing battle. You need to get out of the content approval business and judge apps solely on whether or not they contain malware, cause your iPhone to crash or give out personal data without the user knowing. Other than that, you really should not be determining what adults can or cannot purchase. You have ratings and ratings controls in place. It's up to parents to decide whether to use them or not. Don't restrict adults from purchasing whatever products they want in the app store.

They very easily could create a separate section for adult content. Those Apps don't have to mix with the regular apps at all.

They're losing money by banning these apps......

I thought this was the whole point of ratings?...For parents to set what their kids can and cannot have access to. I mean, why remove apps if you have ratings and ratings control in place in iTunes already? R rated movies, explicit television shows and songs with explicit lyrics are all available on the iTunes store. Is Apple going to remove those too? Why are apps singled out while other forms of content aren't?

Apple this is a losing battle. You need to get out of the content approval business and judge apps solely on whether or not they contain malware, cause your iPhone to crash or give out personal data without the user knowing. Other than that, you really should not be determining what adults can or cannot purchase. You have ratings and ratings controls in place. It's up to parents to decide whether to use them or not. Don't restrict adults from purchasing whatever products they want in the app store.

Apple can do whatever they wish with the app store. They made it and control it. It's not a debate about free speech. It's a store. A very popular store. Any store can choose what they want to put in it.
If people don't like it there are alternatives.

I'm sorry, but that's complete ********. FIrstly, PlayBoy and Sports Illustrated getting a pass because they also market other stuff? Puh-leeze, what kind of logic is that?

And oooh won't anyone think of the poor parents and oh-so-traumatized kidz?

Apparently they never heard of the age filter, then.