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It is an awful decision though, rules being applied inconsistently across the board again.
I've never bought into whats so bad about a naked body. We all have one. From what I understand people get scared/agitated about nuditity because it makes humans seem more a part of nature, savage, and wild. People want to think of humanity as on a pedestal above "beasts". Still, this is a very strange aspect of our society
1. The view that the naked human body can be sexually appealing / a temptation, so it must be hidden to prevent temptation.
2. People not wanting to view the bodies of 'ugly' naked people.
3. Feeling a sense of vulnerability while naked.
Personally I'm going to try Android when it comes time to replace my iPhone.
This is fairly absurd, any app that allows user generated content (including, dun dun dun, Safari) allows young precious eyes previously untouched by the horrors of boobies to be exposed so dangerously. Still, this is a bit like writing a twitter app and then being sad when they flip their API on you. Apple runs the game, they get to set the rules. If that bothers you, don't make iOS apps. I imagine if enough people…
[ Someone should post a bunch of sensationalist pieces about how Safari allows you to view nude photos, all of them insinuating / claiming that Apple supports the porn industry. If Apple wants to take some ultra-conservative view, let's hold their feet to the fire on it. If no app is allowed to possibly show a nude body, let's apply that to all Apps. ]
Which makes me wonder if 500px didn't mark their app accordingly? Or perhaps they used to, but then switched it to a lower rating thinking their 'safe search' toggle was sufficient?
I wonder how Apple chose which apps are out, and which apps stay in.
Opera mini and Chrome are browsers, it's extremely easy to find porn with those. Yet they still are in the store.
Reddit has several subreddits for porn, and yet there are several application in the store that allow you to browse it.
This is just getting ridiculous.
[1] http://legendarysoftwarelabs.com/2012/06/13/chan-elite-is-go...
I've never bought into whats so bad about a naked body. We all have one. From what I understand people get scared/agitated about nuditity because it makes humans seem more a part of nature, savage, and wild. People want to think of humanity as on a pedestal above "beasts". Still, this is a very strange aspect of our society
On the other hand, violent media, like gore, or blood depiction, is explicitly forbidden. In games that were to be sold for minors, the publishers usually color the blood blue before releasing it on the German market.
I tend to think that we're more open with the creation of life (nude, sexual intercourse) versus of the destruction of life (killing, gore, blood). While it is exactly the opposite in the US. I've never understood that, especially given that the us is so religious - isn't religion all about cherishing and praising life instead of death?
Now, I do understand 500px is trying to create a uni-platform experience for its users, but now that 500px isn't allowed to publish their app, I'm sure it's only a positive sign for other market places. More and more developers will start (slowly, but surely) to neglect Apple's Appstore by default due to the fear of the ridiculous approval process and the uncertainty that their development efforts for the iOS platform may go a waste, because they have seen the history of popular apps like 500px and others.
There is a very thin line of difference between being an elitist and being a d*ck. Apple is making it clear to everyone that they are the latter.