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Apple's App Store Bans South Park

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“The company has now twice rejected an iPhone application designed to let iPhone owners watch clips of the long-running show featuring the exploits of Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny. Apple apparently feels that South Park’s content is ‘potentially offensive,’ according to Boing Boing, and will not allow it onto the App Store.” [Link]

Apple Bans iBoobs App

“The “iBoobs” application was rejected because Apple deemed it “objectionable content,” the U.K.’s Register tech blog reported. “If you believe that you can make the necessary changes so that iBoobs does not violate the iPhone SDK Agreement we encourage you to do so,” Apple reportedly told the creator, Mystic Game Development of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.” [Link]

Apple Raises Censorship Concern By Banning Book From App Store

“David Carnoy’s book, entitled Knife Music, was rejected twice by Apple. Yesterday, Apple deemed some of its content objectionable, saying the book does not follow the company’s guidelines in its software-development kit, according to Carnoy. One line in particular, where a teenage girl uses expletives during a romantic encounter, is at the core of Apple’s objections. ” [Link]