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Apple's new 'Explicit' category could mark the return of sexy apps
Mat Toor
A new Explicit category has emerged in the App Store submission process for developers. Could we soon see jiggly baps back in Apple apps?
Apple's new Explicit category
Published on Feb 24, 2010
Apple's decision last week to ban apps from the App Store that contain "sexy" content has caused quite a stir recently, especially since the ban seems to have been applied only to smaller developers.
Many argued that the decision was hypocritical and heavy handed. Why make the rash decision to ban the content instead of refining parental controls?
However, according to Cult of Mac, Apple may be working on just such a solution. A developer noted that an "Explict" category has just turned up in the App Store application process, but it has yet to appear in the App Store itself.
This could mean Apple is trying to find a better way to bring saucy content (these apps were never pornographic) to the App Store, or it could mean that Apple has found a more efficient way to segregate and banish apps it deems inappropriate. We'll all have to wait and see.
First reported in our sister site Know Your Cell
