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Mutt · 02-19-2010, 08:03 AM

i wonder if this is the same Jon Atherton that bilked this industry for millions, he set the bar very high for all shady scamming thieves to follow. Smart though. I wonder if this Jon Atherton is him.

Did Apple Just Ban Sexual Content From The App Store?

by Jason Kincaid on Feb 18, 2010

Apple may have just made a major change to the App Store that could render many developers? applications worthless. We?ve just heard from Jon Atherton, the developer behind Wobble iBoobs, who says that he just received an Email from Apple indicating that his application was being removed from the App Store because of a new policy change: Apple has apparently decided ?to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store.? Here?s the letter Atherton says he received:

The App Store continues to evolve, and as such, we are constantly refining our guidelines. Your application, Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored), contains content that we had originally believed to be suitable for distribution. However, we have recently received numerous complaints from our customers about this type of content, and have changed our guidelines appropriately.

We have decided to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store, which includes your application.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter. If you believe you can make the necessary changes so that Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored) complies with our recent changes, we encourage you to do so and resubmit for review.

Sincerely,
iPhone App Review

From what I can tell, this isn?t an isolated incident. I?ve tried to download apps called ?Exotic Positions? and ?Sexy Women?, and both of them gave me errors indicating that the applications were no longer available. However, some applications with similar themes (?Beautiful Boobs?, ?Sexy Girls Uncovered?, and ?Sex Strip?) worked. All of these applications came with Apple?s ?objectionable material? warning that requires you to affirm that you?re over the age of 17. This may be a case of Apple picking and choosing which apps are too sexual, or they may still be figuring out which apps to pull (or the changes may not have propagated to all of Apple?s servers). There are reports on Twitter of other developers having their applications pulled as well.

Of course, many of these ?sexy? applications have been on the App Store for many months. Wobble, which lets you add ?jiggle points? to any photo (use your imagination) hasn?t released a change in functionality for 6-8 months, and has been installed 970,000 times ? none of these were flying under Apple?s radar.

We?ve reached out to Apple for more information.

kmanrox · 02-19-2010, 08:05 AM

bump for answers

Agent 488 · 02-19-2010, 08:14 AM

since he's alleged to be scamming in the apps world as well, i vote yes.

http://www.jon-atherton-wobble.com/

Mutt · 02-19-2010, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent 488

since he's alleged to be scamming in the apps world as well, i vote yes.

http://www.jon-atherton-wobble.com/

good find - yep that sounds like him

gabe100 · 02-19-2010, 09:50 AM

haven't heard that name in a long time.. Ahh the memories.. Thanks Mutt.

Mutt · 02-19-2010, 10:17 AM

it's him - checked out his blog. not sure how many people are left in the industry that were ripped off by him - if you're one of them at least you now know where to find him.

fris · 02-19-2010, 10:24 AM

didnt he try and scam people with the paris hilton saga?

datatank · 02-19-2010, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mutt

it's him - checked out his blog. not sure how many people are left in the industry that were ripped off by him - if you're one of them at least you now know where to find him.

Ripped off? The dude paid out WAY WAY more than anyone for months. He missed the last months payments. So what people make 5 to 10x more than they would have anywhere else for MONTHS

Agent 488 · 02-19-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by datatank

Ripped off? The dude paid out WAY WAY more than anyone for months. He missed the last months payments. So what people make 5 to 10x more than they would have anywhere else for MONTHS

are you Jon Atherton?

02-19-2010, 08:03 AM	#1
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	Jon Atherton? same one? i wonder if this is the same Jon Atherton that bilked this industry for millions, he set the bar very high for all shady scamming thieves to follow. Smart though. I wonder if this Jon Atherton is him. Did Apple Just Ban Sexual Content From The App Store? by Jason Kincaid on Feb 18, 2010 Apple may have just made a major change to the App Store that could render many developers? applications worthless. We?ve just heard from Jon Atherton, the developer behind Wobble iBoobs, who says that he just received an Email from Apple indicating that his application was being removed from the App Store because of a new policy change: Apple has apparently decided ?to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store.? Here?s the letter Atherton says he received: The App Store continues to evolve, and as such, we are constantly refining our guidelines. Your application, Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored), contains content that we had originally believed to be suitable for distribution. However, we have recently received numerous complaints from our customers about this type of content, and have changed our guidelines appropriately. We have decided to remove any overtly sexual content from the App Store, which includes your application. Thank you for your understanding in this matter. If you believe you can make the necessary changes so that Wobble iBoobs (Premium Uncensored) complies with our recent changes, we encourage you to do so and resubmit for review. Sincerely, iPhone App Review From what I can tell, this isn?t an isolated incident. I?ve tried to download apps called ?Exotic Positions? and ?Sexy Women?, and both of them gave me errors indicating that the applications were no longer available. However, some applications with similar themes (?Beautiful Boobs?, ?Sexy Girls Uncovered?, and ?Sex Strip?) worked. All of these applications came with Apple?s ?objectionable material? warning that requires you to affirm that you?re over the age of 17. This may be a case of Apple picking and choosing which apps are too sexual, or they may still be figuring out which apps to pull (or the changes may not have propagated to all of Apple?s servers). There are reports on Twitter of other developers having their applications pulled as well. Of course, many of these ?sexy? applications have been on the App Store for many months. Wobble, which lets you add ?jiggle points? to any photo (use your imagination) hasn?t released a change in functionality for 6-8 months, and has been installed 970,000 times ? none of these were flying under Apple?s radar. We?ve reached out to Apple for more information. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

02-19-2010, 08:05 AM	#2
kmanrox aka K-Man Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Gutter Posts: 29,292	bump for answers __________________ Crypto HODLr Crypto mining Angel investor

02-19-2010, 10:17 AM	#6
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	it's him - checked out his blog. not sure how many people are left in the industry that were ripped off by him - if you're one of them at least you now know where to find him. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

02-19-2010, 10:24 AM	#7
fris Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 55,359	didnt he try and scam people with the paris hilton saga? __________________ Since 1999: 69 Adult Industry awards for Best Hosting Company and professional excellence. WP Stuff

02-19-2010, 08:14 AM	#3
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	since he's alleged to be scamming in the apps world as well, i vote yes. http://www.jon-atherton-wobble.com/

02-19-2010, 09:50 AM	#5
gabe100 Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 459	haven't heard that name in a long time.. Ahh the memories.. Thanks Mutt.