Nude 15-Year-Olds In The App Store? Yes There Is

(update: July 2 at 2:00 a.m. PST – click here for details)

Last week, a sexy bikini chick app made quite the splash in iPhone App World. The Hottest Girls application made Apple history by becoming the first iPhone app to contain nudity. But that was only the beginning of the iPhone Spice drama, requiring us to cover (no pun intended) the Hottest Girls saga in two articles (article #1 – article #2). In summary … the developer pulled the app due to overwhelming sales, then Apple said bullshit – they actually removed the app, then Apple shut down all the developer’s apps, then the developer closed his web site seemingly hiding from angry paying customers (does Apple refund their money?) … LOL, gotta love Apple drama.

Apple even released a statement via spokesman Tom Neumayer saying … “Apple will not distribute applications that contain inappropriate content, such as pornography.” So life goes on … the App Store went back to being non-nude and porno-free.

But life isn’t simple – many questions remain. TechCrunch ran an excellent article which describes how developers rate their own apps when submitting to Apple for approval. The rating matrix clearly shows that an app can contain Frequent/Intense nudity and still be approved by Apple. So then why did Apple remove the Hottest Girls app with its topless nudity? – the app was rated properly as 17+ … what’s the problem?

Clearly Apple is completely whack when it comes to their App Ratings and Approvals … LOL at Steve Jobs boasting that the App Store is “Revolutionary” … uh NO dude – considering the thousands of KRAPPS we must avoid to find a decent app, the store is a freaking joke.

Nudity – Shmoodity … you think with Apple’s latest swift actions, the App Store is now “safe” from nudity? Think again! Let us introduce you to our little friend … the BeautyMeter app by German-based Braun Software.

BeautyMeter is one of those “Do You Think I’m Hot” rating apps, popular among teens and middle-aged male perverts. The user uploads a picture of themselves … the image is broadcasted via the app … other app users rate the picture from Fugly to Hot. Similar apps include Hot Or Not, PhotoKast, YoHottie … but with one BIG difference … BeautyMeter contains NUDITY and this nudity is approved by Braun Software as supposedly they review every image prior to releasing it into the app for public view.

What’s whack about BeautyMeter is that there is no nudity warning in the App Rating … it simply states Mature/Suggestive Themes. Hey Braun Software – Apple provides a convenient nudity rating – use it … freaking dumbasses!

So does Apple allow nudity in the App Store? Well they say they don’t and act all pious banishing topless chick app Hottest Girls … but when you dig a little deeper, there’s been nudity in the App Store for nearly 6 months when BeautyMeter first launched on January 17.

Now let’s play the “Pretend You’re Steve Jobs And Make The Executive Decision” game:

Question #1 – Steve, can we distribute an app in which you could rate a 16-year-old’s body on a scale of 1 to 5?
Your Answer - WTF kind of a question is that?!? Get away from me you piece of krapp
middle-age male pervert … you’re FIRED!

Bravo … great answer … but guess what – it’s Wrong!

Question #2 – Steve, can we allow underage completely nude pictures in the App Store?
Your Answer – WTF kind of a question is that?!? Get away from me you piece of krapp
middle-age male pervert … you’re FIRED!

Again – bravo … that’s another great answer … but guess what – it’s Wrong!

NICE Apple … once again, your Revolutionary App Store never cease to amaze us! And even if Miss United States faked her Age 15 description, why did Braun Software approve the image for public view? And why didn’t Apple respond to the user comment below – seems like a pretty significant claim worthy of at least a quick peak.

So what’s Apple’s final policy … To Nude or Not To Nude? Yeah, that is the question and it beats the hell out of us. One thing is certain … Apple really needs to slow the heck down with their approval process, implement some serious quality control measures and straight forward policies … because at this point, Apple is making our job way too easy.

Technorati Tags: BeautyMeter,Hottest Girls,iPhone,App Store,Apple,KRAPPS,Humor,Funny

July 1, 2009 | Filed Under News, Social

Comments

Die

where the hell can i get free child porn? jesus christ, mail it to me

Die

Jacobdhl@yahoo.com

Name

where is the 15 yo uncensored version and dont call me a pedo r perv bcuz im 15 miself

18+ Only Pls

@Name
Yeah right! 15 my ass! Pedo! Perv!

ol'perv4u;)

hey im 35 and want to see the orig......sure im a perv so what.....shes hot and obviously wants a bunch a guys spanking it to her pic otherwise she would have deleted it from the camera.

birdsivue

I've written blogs about this and letters to the Apple Board? Are Execs blinded by greed and Fed's clueless???
Thanks for report
Aggie

under18

fuck the 15 year old is fine

under18

I WOULD FUCKING TAP THAT 15 YEAR OLD

jon

Wow...Keep em cumming.

Great shots....

What the hell is Apple thinking?

NoThanks

so I read this article on CNN and first thing that I tried to do was find the copy of the uncensored photo. Does that mean I need to seek treatment?

JJ

This is the porn generation. So many kids conditioned to think it's ok to be a slut. Where felatio while being slapped and spit on is considered the new "normal." Very sad situation for these kids. These little girls are flooded with sexual pressure in ads, websites, music, movies, reality shows and commercials. The developer knew this would happen. It's a tough one. Who do you blame? It goes back to the old question, if someone is murdered with a gun, do you blame the gun maker or the person that pulled the trigger? Here, the girl pulled the trigger. If she's 15, then should this app be blocked for someone her age? Is Apple at fault for neglect on letting such an App be distributed to a minor? Are her parents at fault for getting her the iphone and not educating her on these types of behaviors? Very complex situation, but I feel the last one is the problem.

Peaches

I am pissed! And aroused.

Blkstar

You know you can pic a picture from internet and put it on beautymeter you chose the age...so probably the girl on the pic is not 15 but older -_-

Blkstar

Or its a old perv who took this pic and gave it the age of 15 even if she's older i think

Shimope

You are are right:
Listed as 19 on
http://www.com/

I know that could be wrong too, but I think people should do some research before they put huge "iPHONE UNDERAGE NUDITY" all over the net

Sheesh

Yeah! Krapps should've sifted through the porn of the internet to find out if a girl is really underage or not! I'm sure going through porn on the internet to find one particular unnamed girl who may be underage would be super-easy to find. And if she is underage and you had to sift through a lot of underage girls to find her, you can tell the feds that this was in the name of maintaining Krapps incredible journalistic integrity!

Damn, Shimope, do you have opinions for a living! They're so good!

Shimope

I actually was just posting what I found in another forum talking about the exact same thing....

But I'm all for idiots jumping to conclusions. Makes the internets fun!

Matt F

Krapps might want to censor this 15year old's face.

kr_metal

as i said on Wired, they should create a REPORT button and then ban the user if it is nude.

Andrew

Every time I see rants about nudity I equate them with Saudi Arabia. In any case, the war perversion they have dumped on the media has stripped them of any moral authority at all.

Dr. MIke Wendell

I could have sworn that picture is from 4chan. I downloaded a torrent containing it a rather long time ago.

MaineMan

So, let's see. Anyone can upload a photo, claim it's of themselves and tag it with whatever info they want to. And everyone instantly believes that this REALLY, REALLY MUST BE a nude self-portrait taken and uploaded by a girl who realy is only 15 years old. No other verification required.

And the elections in Iran were completely legit. And for-profit health insurance companies have only the patient's best interest at heart.

And the word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary.

Holy crap.

KaynoSayno

First of all Apple can't always control the user content.. Its like saying if I posted a nude pic on facebook account.. through my iPhone app..that apple is responsible.. You guys are just media retards!

Rtard

OMG, NAZIS!

This is hopeless... this pic of the 15yr old is a pic of a pornstar....

Whats wrong with some (.)(.) anyway?

under18

EXACTLY MAN JUSTA BUNCH OF QUEERS HERE

jonk

Enjoying yourself, MR Krapps? I think we know who's really cashing in on this situation. Hypocrite.

MeBoy

aaaaaand the App has been pulled.

Ben

COME ON PEOPLE THE UNDERAGE ONE IS FAKE! Look at the outlines of the underage pic, the edges overlap the edge of the frame completely. Some idiot who didn't even have enough time to do a decent cropping job just put it over the frame of another 15 year old pic that wasn't nude...look at the pictures above and you will see what I'm talking about. Next time think about what your reading before you completely buy into it...

ungeheier

@Ben nice try, but the app does that to images. Ive seen it happen many times personally.

iPhoneSavior

Wow! Nice catch my man. You really know how to sniff out the KRAPP! First Baby Shaker now BeautyMeter. is KRAPPS going public soon. I can haz stock soon? You're good!

Lucas

I'm totally getting this app

Vox

So...you actually expect apple to not only review-before-publishing but keep-reviewing-after-publishing every single app in the store? Uhm...right, smart of you.

Billy Jean

Ugh. iLol is enough for me!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/...

irhgaigh

Dang. That's wrong.

Richard Neil Ilagan

This is definitely whacked.
Although, the volume of software that the App Store has to sift through *is* quite massive, I think that that's no excuse for slip-ups such as this.

yosh

It doesnt have anything to do with apples approval process as when it was approved all photos were /clean/. The photos are not stored within the app so apple has /no/ way of knowing what gets approved until they are notified about these things.

roblef

They should hire you guys to do their approval ratings. Sad that this got through.

holliberry

looks like it's pulled now...

tarranado

That is sick

Mick

Wow can't believe you censored the pictures after complaining about Apple.

Sheesh

Read: I can't believe you guys aren't distributing child pornography

Ungeheier

@Mick. Are you a moron? Some people would like to safely browse the internet from work and not get fired. ;)

zahadum

@ungeheirer.

Aren't YOU the one who is an idiot?!

Some people would like to be free to browse the internet to see the facts for themselves rather than have them censored ahead of time.

... SOME people are concerned with being CITIZENS first and workers (or consumers) second!

fyi: ... and if your workplace is one where uncomfortable ideas are not welcome, then your company probably doesnt have any institutionalized culture that supports dissent, innovation, imagination, or value-added! ...

in other words a dead-end job.

Please do not ask that those of us who are alive to the possibility of new (and perhaps unhappy) ideas be dragged down to the level of the zombies - ie the corporate un-dead.

Alex

being citizens? oh please shut the f up, where r u from, North Dekota?

Harry

Aren't they supposed to be WORKING instead of browsing the internet?

Ungeheier

I wonder if SMULE knows their app is being displayed with Child Porn. Or Porn for that matter.

Thank's Ad Mob for the ads while looking at porn!!!

TaraBear9182

WTF?

V

Unrelated - the dollar bill eagle ring guys just had a price drop, to free.
http://appshopper.com/entertainment/eagle-ring

I remember reading the rant here!

David Warner

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under18

wat? r u saying that u would not tap that 15 year old, shes a babe

s Rowl

i want to meet you

David Warner

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