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Discord really should explain themselves if they are able. That said, this decision makes no sense unless Discord is being influenced by a third party, and lik
by CivBase 6y ago
Discord really should explain themselves if they are able.
That said, this decision makes no sense unless Discord is being influenced by a third party, and like OP, my first and only suspect is Apple. Yeah it would be inconsistent for Apple, but it's just as inconsistent for Discord and there is at least precedent for this inconsistency on Apple's app store (eg Amazon getting preferential treatment for in-app purchases). There is also precedent for Apple not allowing app developers to explain how app functionality had to be altered to comply with Apple's whims (eg Facebook getting in trouble for publishing information about Apple's 30% cut on in-app purchases).
My best guess is that Apple thinks of Discord as a platform which is more popular with children than Reddit, so they are trying to get ahead of parental complaints by eliminating access to NSFW content via Discord's iOS app altogether. I have no evidence for this, though, so I guess we'll wait and see.
- dmatech 6y agoThis is almost certainly being done to placate Apple, because there's no mention of Android. My guess would be that Discord is being leaned on to "clean up the NSFW problem" or be de-listed. Discord is already rated 17+ (the maximum age rating) according to https://apps.apple.com/us/app/discord-talk-chat-hang-out/id985746746 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/discord-talk-chat-hang-out/id9.... I don't see how rating it 12+ would ever be possible given the description at https://apps.apple.com/sa/story/id1440847896?l=en https://apps.apple.com/sa/story/id1440847896?l=en.