Have you been reading all the talk about the iPad censoring like crazy? I'm debating on getting one so I did a little research. As a magazine lover and a writer, I like the idea that people will read more of them with the device since it'll be easier to carry around and more user friendly. A major downside is Apple's "no nipple" policy. It's not like I'm obsessed with nipples or something but I don't like the idea of censoring fashion spreads. Apple is doing this by not allowing certain content into the App store so publications have to censor themselves to get into the store. A writer at Dazed and Confused, told Shiny Shiny that the mag is secretly calling the iPad edition the "Iran Edition" due to the Muslim/iTunes censorship similarities. Ick. There have also been complaints over the groups of people that are being censored. "The Gay Community App," which only let people find LGBTQ people in their area, was removed. FYI: The Playboy app is somehow still there. I'm all for actual porn not being easily accessible but Apple denying "objectionable" content feels too controlling. Who says what's considered "objectionable?" Personally, I don't think a girl, or boy, in a bikini is sexual.
What do you think? Is Steve Jobs being TOO careful?
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