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I mean, we are not saying Apple should have shipped iPhones with porn preinstalled. What is the harm in allowing developers offer porn content FOR PEOPLE THAT S

I mean, we are not saying Apple should have shipped iPhones with porn preinstalled. What is the harm in allowing developers offer porn content FOR PEOPLE THAT SEARCH FOR IT IN THE APP STORE, possibly after turning on a flag for nsfw content? That is not possible, that content is not allowed on the app store, ever. It is their right to do so of course, their store and product and all, but people that support the decision confuse me a bit. There is literally no harm to you if it was allowed. You won't see it unless you search for it.

bombcar 5y ago
Probably because it seems to inherently attract a very “spammy” group that does every trick in the book to appear in front of people, so it would be an endless game of whack-a-mile making sure they didn’t appear in searches.
jamil7 5y ago
Not saying I necessarily agree with the decision but I can imagine there is an argument to be made for moderation. Just banning it outright probably saves them a bunch of money and overhead.
- johnnyanmac 5y ago
  Hate to say I agree. Valve is going through this right now on Steam. They claimed back in 2018 to "allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling. ". In reality over 3 years, those lines became more like a mine field. Up to and including non-sexual Visual Novels that happen to be set in school (something even pre-2018 Steam allowed). It's to a point where it feels like the one who wrote that blog doesn't even work at the company anymore and the new moderators would rather just ban it all over again. Really sucks for devs, but I imagine Valve isn't having a good time either. I think this is ultimately reflective of America's attitudes towards nudity as a whole and their ability to communicate around it. But ultimately, I don't expect some app stores to go up to bat to challenge that stereotype, so I can't blame them for just saying "no, leave that all out". Not unlike political topics on a casual forum.

bombcar 5y ago

Probably because it seems to inherently attract a very “spammy” group that does every trick in the book to appear in front of people, so it would be an endless game of whack-a-mile making sure they didn’t appear in searches.

jamil7 5y ago

Not saying I necessarily agree with the decision but I can imagine there is an argument to be made for moderation. Just banning it outright probably saves them a bunch of money and overhead.

johnnyanmac 5y ago
Hate to say I agree. Valve is going through this right now on Steam. They claimed back in 2018 to "allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling. ". In reality over 3 years, those lines became more like a mine field. Up to and including non-sexual Visual Novels that happen to be set in school (something even pre-2018 Steam allowed). It's to a point where it feels like the one who wrote that blog doesn't even work at the company anymore and the new moderators would rather just ban it all over again. Really sucks for devs, but I imagine Valve isn't having a good time either. I think this is ultimately reflective of America's attitudes towards nudity as a whole and their ability to communicate around it. But ultimately, I don't expect some app stores to go up to bat to challenge that stereotype, so I can't blame them for just saying "no, leave that all out". Not unlike political topics on a casual forum.