Apple responds after being forced to approve porn app on EU iPhones due to DMA

https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/03/apple-forced-to-approve-porn-app-on-eu-iphones-due-to-dma/

by speckx • 1 year ago

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tetris11• 1 year ago

One thing I can't quite get is: why is porn a threat to Apple's security?

It's framed in the article like this 3rd-party app will compromise some aspect of Apple, but it's not really clear what. Don't iPhone users browse porn on Safari?

potato3732842• 1 year ago

Brand image. Highfalutin brands like Apple don't overtly deal in vices.

FireBeyond• 1 year ago

Hah, and yet they are quite okay with gambling apps, either direct betting, or (especially) IAP-driven...

whynotmaybe• 1 year ago

The parental controls works in safari and a parent can block explicit sites.

I guess that if a kid can now install an "apple approved" porn app, this is a threat to their business model of converting kids early to the Apple products ecosystem.

layer8• 1 year ago

Parents can block alternative app stores. Furthermore, app age restrictions also apply to apps from alternative app stores.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/118128

donpott• 1 year ago

Duplicate of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42960219 ? DIfferent sources, but same event

Apple responds after being forced to approve porn app on EU iPhones due to DMA

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