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Maybe I don't read good but I'm a bit confused by the article - it feels like it's avoiding describing what the Silk app actually is for. Is it a sex tracker? o
by normie3000 11mo ago
Maybe I don't read good but I'm a bit confused by the article - it feels like it's avoiding describing what the Silk app actually is for. Is it a sex tracker? or for relationship emotions? or for both plus anything else you want? Or something else?
- thewebguyd 11mo agoYeah, the author really tries everything to avoid calling it a sex tracker but the app store listing right now literally says "Sex, Partner Cycles, and Health" I'm not sure what else they expected? 16+ seems appropriate to me. I can buy the argument for a need of additional categories, though.
- mslt 11mo ago“Partner Cycles” particularly describes a domestic surveillance situation that caters to an audience I’m not looking to spend time with
- procinct 11mo agoI can see their point if it genuinely is just a tracker/journal. It’s effectively just words. Should books that describe sex also be age restricted? As they raised, games with gacha mechanics and violence receive a lower rating. I feel the complaint is less about the app receiving that rating and more the flawed logic around how they are categorized given it’s effectively a health and wellness tracker.
- windows_hater_7 11mo agoBooks that describe sex are somewhat age restricted. Something like Looking for Alaska is rated 16+ by Common Sense Media and not in elementary or middle school libraries.
- hapless 11mo agoIt is an explicit sex tracker that does not restrict usage by children You can imagine why Apple takes a dim view
- aniforprez 11mo agoAre you saying it is "explicit" in that it is explicitly stating itself as such or that it contains explicit content? Because the former is honest and the latter seems to be untrue. Also you are replying to every comment here calling the author of the article a "disgusting pervert" and accusing them of a lot of things and I'm not sure it's adding anything to the conversation. It's a harmless journalling app
- hapless 11mo agoIt is a tracker of sexual activity. It has no other purpose. It ain't livejournal, my man
- aniforprez 11mo agoI don't know what this comment means. I know this. Are you ok?
- windows_hater_7 11mo agoSure it's harmless, but I think the app has enough suggestive content to be "explicit." There is a section where you can track your toy performance with options including ropes and vibrators.
- isodev 11mo agoI think you’re missing the point of the post. It’s not about that specific app. It’s how Apple approaches such topics without context and with extreme prudishness.