Cellphone Star

pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/iphonenude-21-200×300.gif” width=”200″ height=”300″ /Apple has pulled a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5305794/apples-nudie-app-headaches-now-involve-underage-girls”BeautyMeter/amdash;the iPhone/iPod touch app that allowed users to upload naked pictures of themselves for others to ratemdash;after a 15-yo girl published this picture showing her bare breasts and pubic hair./p pCharlie Sorrel at Wired argues correctly that Apple will be damned with 17+ apps no matter what: /p blockquotepThe problems for Apple are clear. By setting itself up as a guardian of the store, Apple can’t win. Any time a controversial application is approved, or non-allowed elements are snuck into an application post-approval, Apple is blamed. If these apps are pulled ahead of time, Apple is called out as an evil censor./p/blockquote pHowever, that doesn’t mean Apple should ban the 17+ app sex-related category to avoid conflicts. There are plenty of adult-oriented applications that won’t allow for this kind of dynamic content. But then again, the fact is that iany/i application that [...]

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