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Apple Removes Civil War Games From App Store Over Confederate Flag Usage
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:36 am
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:36 am
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Apple has removed seemingly all Civil War games from the App Store for displaying the Confederate Flag in "offensive and mean-spirited ways," our sister website TouchArcade has learned. Apple has sent a removal letter to affected developers to inform them that their app does not comply with Section 19.1 of the App Store Review Guidelines.
"19.1 Apps containing references or commentary about a religious, cultural or ethnic group that are defamatory, offensive, mean-spirited or likely to expose the targeted group to harm or violence will be rejected."
MacRumors did a spot check of the App Store and can confirm that Apple has removed dozens of Civil War games depicting the Confederate Flag, which has been at the center of a racial controversy ignited by a Charleston, South Carolina church shooting last week. Most educational or generic Civil War apps remain available on the App Store.
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oneMadRssn
44 minutes ago at 06:47 am
Displaying the flag in modern society is one thing, but displaying it on the context of the era it is from is another.
Should we shut down all civil war museums too? Should Apple also remove all WW2 games that display a swastika? Should Apple pull all history textbooks from the ibook store that contain either a confederate flag or a swastika? What about all the civil war / WW2 documentaries on iTunes?
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Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:37 am to iPadThai
Lol
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:38 am to iPadThai
Just want democrats want. To remove something they were responsible for from the public eye.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:38 am to iPadThai
Sounds like Apple is rotten.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:39 am to iPadThai
I won't be happy until everyone named Lee changes their name to Abraham
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:39 am to iPadThai
Holy fricking lol
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:39 am to iPadThai
Let's just forget all history before the Obama Reign.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:40 am to iPadThai
I'm all for getting rid of the Rebel flag but this, if true, sounds like overkill.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:41 am to iPadThai
What's next, Hershey halting production of White Chocolate because 
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:41 am to iPadThai
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:42 am to dwr353
I'm going to buy a new case for my iPhone today. I just googled confederate flag iPhone cases. There are a lot of brands to choose from.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:42 am to iPadThai
I'm about to buy a stars and bars phone cover
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:44 am to iPadThai
wow...i mean are we trying to eliminate the existence of the civil war from our country's history? whats next take it out of text books?
i really hate what this country is becoming and i consider myself a patriot.
i really hate what this country is becoming and i consider myself a patriot.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:47 am to Sparkplug#1
I'm going to buy a new case for my iPhone today. I just googled confederate flag iPhone cases. There are a lot of brands to choose from.[/quote]
Yep, there are still plenty avenues to channel your inner racism if one so chooses.
Yep, there are still plenty avenues to channel your inner racism if one so chooses.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:50 am to eddieray
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Yep, there are still plenty avenues to channel your inner racism if one so chooses.
It was a joke. I have a Motorola flip phone.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:50 am to iPadThai
This is why I moved to Android. No overbearing, monopolistic big brother controlling what I want.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:51 am to iPadThai
Android >>>>>>>>>>>> iPhone
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:53 am to Sparkplug#1
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It was a joke. I have a Motorola flip phone
I kind of thought so that's why I added "if one so chooses"
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:55 am to upgrayedd
Yup.
frick Apple. Moved on from them 4 years ago and haven't looked back.
frick Apple. Moved on from them 4 years ago and haven't looked back.
Posted on 6/25/15 at 9:58 am to iPadThai
That's fricking bullshite. That game is awesome. Should we stop WW2 games because nazis are in them? My god, state capitols are understandable, but what's next, the movie glory? History textbooks that mention the confederacy? Censoring things that are centered around historical facts is outright disgusting.
This post was edited on 6/25/15 at 10:00 am
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