Apple disapproves of first porn app on iPhone under EU rules

On Monday, Apple criticized a new pornography app available on iPhones in the European Union, stating that the EU’s digital policies are undermining consumer trust in Apple.
Stephen Nellis for Reuters:
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In the EU, Apple’s gatekeeper status changed with the 2022 adoption of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which required Apple to allow alternative app stores. One of those stores, called AltStore, has begun distributing an app called Hot Tub, which describes itself as “a private, secure, and elegant way to browse adult content.”
In a statement, Apple said it is “deeply concerned about the safety risks that hardcore porn apps of this type create for EU users, especially kids. This app and others like it will undermine consumer trust and confidence in our ecosystem.”
AltStore said it had received backing from Epic Games, the creator of the “Fortnite” video game that pursued an antitrust complaint against Apple. AltStore said it used that funding to pay fees that Apple charges to alternative app stores that are under investigation by the EU, according to media reports.
As part of its alternative app store process, Apple still requires apps to undergo a baseline review called “notarization” that checks for cybersecurity threats such as known malware but does not involve approving the app’s content.

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MacDailyNews Take: The European Union’s lust for meddling overregulation is corrosive.
“You know, there’s a porn store for Android,” Jobs said. “You can download nothing but porn. You can download porn, your kids can download porn. That’s a place we don’t want to go, so we’re not going to go there.” – Steve Jobs, April 2010

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