On Profanity and App Store Rejections
Mar 10, 04:19 PM
Apple rejected Loren Brichter’s Tweetie 1.3 today for containing offensive words in search results. In the comments on the linked picture, we find out that another new app, Human Weather, was rejected for the same reason.
Human Weather is now available because they implemented a profanity filter. Which is beyond ridiculous when you think about it, given how much vulgarity and porn you can find with Mobile Safari.
Don’t get me wrong. Most everyone involved loves the app store. This isn’t a fundamental flaw with the model, or suddenly the one piece of evidence that turns the App Store into an evil, scary thing.
But seriously, Apple. Fucking knock this shit off.
(Via @tj on Twitter.)
Update: Looks like Tweetie is in!
