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Well right off the bat, "find new friends and exchange messages and images. Given the nature of this app, it’s quite interesting that Google Play allows everyo

by petee 5y ago

Well right off the bat, "find new friends and exchange messages and images. Given the nature of this app, it’s quite interesting that Google Play allows everyone above 13 to download and use this app." -- gross and disturbing, since other users can control the device. Edit: haha, apparently downvoted by two pedophiles

pc86 5y ago
Serious question: Does Google Play support/allow 18+/adult-only apps? Not via those apps' terms but through the Play Store itself. Because if - as I suspect - they don't, your comment seems mostly like a pedantic application of terms that obviously don't really apply in this particular situation.
- sp332 5y ago
  The Play Store in the US users ESRB ratings including "Mature" (17+) and "Adults Only". But it doesn't allow apps that "contain or promote pornography". It's possible there's a carve-out for actual sex as a health-related app category if it's not too erotic.
- petee 5y ago
  Allowing 14 year olds to use an app to control a sex toy is still disgusting, and a policy allowing it is equally disgusting. Policy should be changed then. And anyone downvoting dare to actually have a conversation about what you find so acceptable about allowing kids to use this app? To be clear, I don't care about votes, but it's certainly a curious topic to downvote quietly
  - sokoloff 5y ago
    It’s been a few decades, but I’m pretty sure I was self-pleasuring by around that age, which seems fairly normal and healthy to me. This seems like a reasonable accessory that some people might choose for that valid purpose. (For clarity I didn’t downvote.)
    - sterlind 5y ago
      sex toys yes, internet-enabled sex toys no. teens can use regular magic wands with nothing more sophisticated than a oscillation dial. morals aside, underage use of this would probably fall afoul of child porn laws, even if both parties to the teledildonics session were minors (see the litigation on sexting)
    - petee 5y ago
      I should have been clearer that the big part of my issue is that it is connected to social media, so it's not just a 14 year old with a toy, it's likely going to be a 40 guy and a 14 year old, "hey let's meet up this weekend, I'm 14 too"
  - FeepingCreature 5y ago
    Uh, what's wrong with teens using sex toys? I mean, it's widely agreed that people under 18 cannot consent to sexual contact, but this is the first time I've seen someone extend this to sexual contact with themselves. (Sex toys are largely used for masturbation.)
    - dna_polymerase 5y ago
      > I mean, it's widely agreed that people under 18 cannot consent to sexual contact Where? The age of consent varies wildly. Even within the U.S.
    - petee 5y ago
      Nothing! but this is social media connected device, allowing kids and adults to share a sex toy, share photos, etc...I have a hard time seeing it appropriate in that context
petee 5y ago
I can't edit it now, but in retrospect, calling other HN users outright pedophiles was inappropriate, and uncalled for. I should have chosen a better retort
- bin_bash 5y ago
  Kudos for displaying some remorse. It’s rare to see that online.

by petee 5y ago

pc86 5y ago

Serious question: Does Google Play support/allow 18+/adult-only apps? Not via those apps' terms but through the Play Store itself. Because if - as I suspect - they don't, your comment seems mostly like a pedantic application of terms that obviously don't really apply in this particular situation.

sp332 5y ago
The Play Store in the US users ESRB ratings including "Mature" (17+) and "Adults Only". But it doesn't allow apps that "contain or promote pornography". It's possible there's a carve-out for actual sex as a health-related app category if it's not too erotic.
petee 5y ago
Allowing 14 year olds to use an app to control a sex toy is still disgusting, and a policy allowing it is equally disgusting. Policy should be changed then. And anyone downvoting dare to actually have a conversation about what you find so acceptable about allowing kids to use this app? To be clear, I don't care about votes, but it's certainly a curious topic to downvote quietly
- sokoloff 5y ago
  It’s been a few decades, but I’m pretty sure I was self-pleasuring by around that age, which seems fairly normal and healthy to me. This seems like a reasonable accessory that some people might choose for that valid purpose. (For clarity I didn’t downvote.)
  - sterlind 5y ago
    sex toys yes, internet-enabled sex toys no. teens can use regular magic wands with nothing more sophisticated than a oscillation dial. morals aside, underage use of this would probably fall afoul of child porn laws, even if both parties to the teledildonics session were minors (see the litigation on sexting)
  - petee 5y ago
    I should have been clearer that the big part of my issue is that it is connected to social media, so it's not just a 14 year old with a toy, it's likely going to be a 40 guy and a 14 year old, "hey let's meet up this weekend, I'm 14 too"
- FeepingCreature 5y ago
  Uh, what's wrong with teens using sex toys? I mean, it's widely agreed that people under 18 cannot consent to sexual contact, but this is the first time I've seen someone extend this to sexual contact with themselves. (Sex toys are largely used for masturbation.)
  - dna_polymerase 5y ago
    > I mean, it's widely agreed that people under 18 cannot consent to sexual contact Where? The age of consent varies wildly. Even within the U.S.
  - petee 5y ago
    Nothing! but this is social media connected device, allowing kids and adults to share a sex toy, share photos, etc...I have a hard time seeing it appropriate in that context

petee 5y ago

I can't edit it now, but in retrospect, calling other HN users outright pedophiles was inappropriate, and uncalled for. I should have chosen a better retort

bin_bash 5y ago
Kudos for displaying some remorse. It’s rare to see that online.