“Apple has been accused of accidentally removing apps from the App Store in a crackdown on gambling content,” Chris Baraniuk reports for The Beeb. “Several developers complained via social media that their apps, which they said had nothing to do with gambling, were taken down.”
“The affected apps included a Polish magazine, a gif-sharing service and a platform for sending clips of Xbox games to friends,” Baraniuk reports. “A message sent to affected developers said that Apple was removing gambling-related apps made by individuals in an effort to ‘reduce fraudulent activity… and comply with government requests to address illegal online gambling activity.'”
“Recently, Norway succeeded in getting Apple to ban all gambling apps from its App Store in the country, although the recent removals appear to have been affected worldwide,” Baraniuk reports. “Some of the removed apps are now coming back online.”
Apple suddenly deems a lot of apps to be gambling apps and remove them from the App Store without warning. I didn’t rely economically on Gifferent but for others, this can affect their business. https://t.co/xETSANwfpe
— Simon B. Støvring (@simonbs) August 9, 2018
Just shy of its 10th anniversary, my Poker game (@thtouch) gets the boot from Apple. The reason? Gambling apps by individual developers are now banned. Doesn't matter whether it involves money or is just a simulation. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/Wqhx9adeeX
— Pit Schrader (@leberwurstsaft) August 9, 2018
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MacDailyNews Take: Sounds like yet another “liquid lunch” was had by the Apple summer intern in charge of worldwide App Store approvals.
Gay apps permitted. Gambling? Sex? Drugs? Violence? Rock n Roll? Nope. Thanks Timmy.
I don’t get the connection. Rock n roll is banned? Lol get real. Some of those things are illegal or against ToS, and the others aren’t banned by Apple. Yet for some reason you have a problem with gay apps? What exactly designates an app as gay, anyway? Also, who cares?
You are mentally disturbed
What’s a gay app?
Happy App?
At the rate Apple is going, if they ever do come out with Apple Glasses ala Google Glass, I’d be afraid of wearing them because they might try to filter out too much of reality.
I am sure that the settings/options would allow for folks to choose to filter out bad reality, leaving good reality for people’s blissful enjoyment.
Justin Bieber is going to concentrate on incorporating Christian music into this next album as well as the upcoming marriage to Hailey Baldwin but, this, after she strips naked to protest some SJW issue.
As an aside, I would like to see an app that keeps people updated on the latest naked woman SJW protest.
If you think BiebWin is off topic, you avoid the elephant in the room which is the ads and the income from adds without which this enjoyable site would cease to exist.
Gambling should not be hidden. You can use special services with a minimum deposit of $ 20 for this. I use the website https://casinotop.co.nz/20-minimum-deposit/ I play poker and roulette. This helps to get distracted and make some money.