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Except they literally turn a blind eye to it when convenient. Both Reddit and Twitter have ungodly amounts of porn available yet those apps have absolutely no p

by jzl 5y ago

Except they literally turn a blind eye to it when convenient. Both Reddit and Twitter have ungodly amounts of porn available yet those apps have absolutely no problems being distributed on the app store. What's the difference?

Jcowell 5y ago
I believe both apps have NSFW content filtered out by default. Reddit wise , you would have to go into the Setting app to enable such content.
- jzl 5y ago
  Assuming "itch.io" doesn't advertise sexual content in its entry in the Epic Games Store, what's the difference between it having discoverable sexual content after you download and install it, and Reddit in the Apple Store have the exact same thing? Turning on or off content controls and lying about age (which every single teen knows how to do) are beside the point. The point is whether Apple has any moral high ground whatsoever in pointing out that sexual content is indirectly available in the Epic Games Store.
ericmay 5y ago
The difference in the case of porn is whether or not the main purpose of the app in general is for porn. Reddit for example is probably mostly not used for porn. Pornhub the app has one purpose - porn. I don’t think it’s difficult to see here why one is allowed and another isn’t. Same with web browsers. I don’t really care about porn on the App Store too much myself either way. I actually think it would be nice to see creators have new revenue models (similar to podcasters and the like and yes I know OnlyFans exists) but I think it’s also a bit murky for Apple to get involved in for little benefit. I can already see the headlines: “Apple allows app that promotes and monetizes sex trafficked women!” and then we’ll have the same asinine discussions here we always do about App Store policy and how someone thinks Apple doesn’t do a good job. Why bother?
- jzl 5y ago
  Read the original article and the line of cross-examination in the trial. It has nothing to do the "primary purpose" of any app, it has to with whether sexual content is available. Assuming "itch.io" doesn't advertise sexual content in its entry in the Epic Games Store, what's the difference between it having discoverable sexual content after you download and install it, and Reddit in the Apple Store have the exact same thing?
  - ericmay 5y ago
    > what's the difference between it having discoverable sexual content after you download and install it, and Reddit in the Apple Store have the exact same thing? Because they're working practically as I described. It's very clear how they operate on this front. It's like Twitter saying they treat everyone fairly. Sure Jack Dorsey says that on interviews and cross-examination but as a practice Twitter certainly doesn't [1]. [1] Maybe they do, but my point isn't about Twitter specifically but how these large organizations act.

by jzl 5y ago

Jcowell 5y ago

I believe both apps have NSFW content filtered out by default. Reddit wise , you would have to go into the Setting app to enable such content.

jzl 5y ago
Assuming "itch.io" doesn't advertise sexual content in its entry in the Epic Games Store, what's the difference between it having discoverable sexual content after you download and install it, and Reddit in the Apple Store have the exact same thing? Turning on or off content controls and lying about age (which every single teen knows how to do) are beside the point. The point is whether Apple has any moral high ground whatsoever in pointing out that sexual content is indirectly available in the Epic Games Store.

ericmay 5y ago

The difference in the case of porn is whether or not the main purpose of the app in general is for porn. Reddit for example is probably mostly not used for porn. Pornhub the app has one purpose - porn. I don’t think it’s difficult to see here why one is allowed and another isn’t. Same with web browsers. I don’t really care about porn on the App Store too much myself either way. I actually think it would be nice to see creators have new revenue models (similar to podcasters and the like and yes I know OnlyFans exists) but I think it’s also a bit murky for Apple to get involved in for little benefit. I can already see the headlines: “Apple allows app that promotes and monetizes sex trafficked women!” and then we’ll have the same asinine discussions here we always do about App Store policy and how someone thinks Apple doesn’t do a good job. Why bother?

jzl 5y ago
Read the original article and the line of cross-examination in the trial. It has nothing to do the "primary purpose" of any app, it has to with whether sexual content is available. Assuming "itch.io" doesn't advertise sexual content in its entry in the Epic Games Store, what's the difference between it having discoverable sexual content after you download and install it, and Reddit in the Apple Store have the exact same thing?
- ericmay 5y ago
  > what's the difference between it having discoverable sexual content after you download and install it, and Reddit in the Apple Store have the exact same thing? Because they're working practically as I described. It's very clear how they operate on this front. It's like Twitter saying they treat everyone fairly. Sure Jack Dorsey says that on interviews and cross-examination but as a practice Twitter certainly doesn't [1]. [1] Maybe they do, but my point isn't about Twitter specifically but how these large organizations act.