Safe guards in place
After close to a week after being removed from the App Store for providing access to nude photos, iOS app 500px has returned with a few fixes.?
First spotted by TechCrunch, the app returned with a 17+ age warning, following Apple's takedown decision. "We’ve asked the?developer to put safeguards in place to prevent pornographic images and material in their app," the company's original statement said on the matter.
Additionally, there is a new "Report Photo" button for if a user finds a photo too risque. It is worth noting, like Google Search, 500px enables a safe search mode by default, which can only be turned off by accessing the service's website. The photo sharing company also says pornographic images aren't allowed on and that the nude photos are meant to be artistic.?
With the recent introduction of Twitter's Vine to the App Store, many saw a?bevy?of porn on the service as well. Vine was quickly updated with safe guards, so it wouldn't suffer the same fate as 500px.
In the App Store rule book, the official rule is stated: "Apps containing pornographic material, defined by Webster’s Dictionary as 'explicit descriptions or displays of sexual organs or activities intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings', will be rejected."
The rules continue: "Apps that contain user-generated content that is frequently pornographic (ex 'Chat Roulette' Apps) will be rejected."
But by that definition, shouldn't apps like Instagram, SnapChat, Tumblr and even Apple's own Safari be pulled as they have the potential to display nude images?
Confusing, we know. At any rate, 500px fans will be glad to have their app back.
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500px returns to App Store after being removed over nude photo concerns originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:16:00 +0000
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