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You all know that I’ve never been a fan of crAPPS, well now Apple isn’t either.  According to Techcrunch, these are the new rules

1. No images of women in bikinis (Ice skating tights are not OK either)

2. No images of men in bikinis! (I didn’t ask about Ice Skating tights for men)

3. No skin (he seriously said this) (I asked if a Burqa was OK, and the Apple guy got angry)

4. No silhouettes that indicate that Wobble can be used for wobbling boobs (yes – I am serious, we have to remove the silhouette in this pic)

5. No sexual connotations or innuendo: boobs, babes, booty, sex – all banned

6. Nothing that can be sexually arousing!! (I doubt many people could get aroused with the pic above but those puritanical guys at Apple must get off on pretty mundane things to find Wobble “overtly sexual!)

7. No apps will be approved that in any way imply sexual content (not sure how Playboy is still in the store, but …)

This removes about 5000 or 3% of the apps from the App store.  There’s been a lot of controversy because the SI Illustrated (2009 & 2010) as well as Playboy apps haven’t been removed.  I respect what Apple is doing, but you’ve got to play fair.

There are a bunch of theories as to why Apple took action.  I believe that it’s because some of the crAPPS made their way into the Top 10.  Others say that it’s because Apple wants to clean up the store because it releases the education-friendly iPad.

Picture by App Advice

Apple has finally acknowledged that it had a softcore porn problem in the App Store.  The company is not taking action by taking down apps with “overtly sexual content.”  The following message was sent to the maker of Wobble iBoobs, an application that allowed users to make breasts in pictures…uh…wobble.

The App Store continues to evolve, and as such, we are constantly refining our guidelines. Your application, Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored), contains content that we had originally believed to be suitable for distribution. However, we have recently received numerous complaints from our customers about this type of content, and have changed our guidelines appropriately.

We have decided to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store, which includes your application.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter. If you believe you can make the necessary changes so that Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored) complies with our recent changes, we encourage you to do so and resubmit for review.

Sincerely,
iPhone App Review

Apparently a few apps remained, but from a preliminary check, it seems like they’ve cleaned up the popular ones.  Good for you Jobs & Co. I still want to trade my iPhone for an Android though.

Source:  Techcrunch (one of the best sites on the web)

Note: A chiclet is a brand of candy AND the name of the iPhone icons that appear on the home page. Clever title, huh?

I used to love my iPhone. I eventually, realized that I just love the apps. The OS sucks and that’s why people jailbreak their phones. It’s also why my next phone will be an Android.

Anywho, I’m still bitter that Apple decided to reject the Google Voice. It further upsets me when they let in all of these pervert apps.

If you currently look at the lifestyle section for PAID apps, you will find that 16 of the top 50 deal with sex. I guess the Karma Sutra ones aren’t that bad, but how many apps like that do you need?

The better question is why would you pay for a Pg-13 app when you can find free porn all over the Internet? That’s a little creepy to me. Ladies don’t date anyone that has a thong app. And I am not even going to get started on the college boobs one…