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rgovostes ◴[] No.25606126[source]
Well-written argument for the app reviewers to get bent, especially the highlighted examples of other apps that show the rule is clearly applied inconsistently.

Apple's App Store moderation is embarrassing. They routinely fail to catch harmful junk—I've shut down a few top-grossing bogus antivirus apps for Mac, and the publisher of Untitled Goose Game routinely posts screenshots of clones that are trying to make money off confused users.

They've banned apps like Phone Story and a drone strike tracker for being "objectionable and crude," yet they don't apply any content moderation to the Book Store or to Music or TV (or to Safari for that matter). They've yet to provide a cogent justification for why they're inconsistent on this.

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qppo ◴[] No.25606185[source]
I don't necessarily agree that TV/Music/books need more moderation in terms of censorship (and they do have plenty of that), but more curation. Apple TV is a good example of that, it's highly curated.

Books are really bad though. Amazon is no better, neither have any modicum of curation or taste when it comes to their bestsellers lists. The New York Times doesn't put salacious romance novels at the top no matter how many copies sell, yet Amazon and Apple Books would lead you to believe there's nothing else being published.

The same goes for the App Store. It doesn't need moderation by way of censorship, it just needs tasteful, manual curation.

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1. alisonkisk ◴[] No.25606253[source]
What's wrong with romance novels?
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2. qppo ◴[] No.25607808[source]
Nothing! Just that they're over represented in listings and publishers/authors will game their way to the top of search and best seller results on book apps. It makes it more difficult to find content I would like to read.