Apple lashes out at iPhone porn app maker and the EU rules allowing its download
Apple has chided a newly available pornography app available in the European Union. It also warned that the bloc’s digital rules opening the way for third-party app store downloads undermines consumer confidence in the tech giant.
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First porn app 'approved' for the iPhone in Europe. Apple isn't happy.
For the first time, a porn app will be available in an alternative Apple app store. But the company would strongly prefer if it were not the case. The app is called Hot Tub, and its developer, Riley Testut,
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A porn app is now available natively on iOS, and Apple isn't happy
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Hot Tub Is 1st iPhone Porn App: Apple Warns Of User Safety In Rare Statement
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