Earlier in the day, the Altstore PAL third party app, That a porn application called Hot Tub was now available for iOS users of the European Union. The market, which allows the EU people to laload applications outside the Apple App Store, describes it as the “first porn application approved by Apple”.
Now Apple says he is “deeply concerned” by the whirlpool, which like Techcrunch This is the first time that a porn application has been available for the iPhone. “We are deeply concerned about the safety risks that Hardcore porn applications of this type create for EU users, especially children,” Apple spokesperson said in a statement. “This application and others as will know the confidence and confidence of consumers in our ecosystem that we have worked for more than a decade to make the most of it from the world. Unlike false declarations made by the market developer, we certainly do not approve of this application and never offer it in our app store. »»
As Apple pointed out, its notarization directives Whether appliances should not “suggest or imply that Apple is a source or supplier of the application, or Apple approves a particular representation concerning quality or functionality”. Alstores’ statements seem to go against these directives.
But in a statement to Engadget, the creator of Altstore Riley Testut denied making “all the false declarations”. The whirlpool, he says, “was subjected to the Apple notarization process where it was then approved by Apple employees for distribution with other application markets such as Alstore PAL.” He said it was this approval that Alstore was referring to his marketing.
Apple has little secret of its frustration towards the DMA, which allows it to allow in Europe. “The truth is that the European Commission is required to enable it to be distributed by market operators like Altstore and Epic who do not share our concerns for user safety,” the company said in its press release swirls on Monday.
In addition to alstore, Fortnite Maker and longtime EPIC, recently announced its intention to provide its EPIC Games application in the EU. Although Altstore Pal and Epic are not officially affiliated, Epic gave the alternative App Store an “megagrant” To help finance “basic technology costs”, third -party application stores are necessary to pay Apple.
This article originally appeared on engadget to