• Amazon Porn
I like to browse the Subscribe and Save area on Amazon. It’s great because you get a discount, plus stuff just shows up when you need it (automatic, scheduled delivery of toilet paper? We live in the future, man). When I noticed the “Sexual Wellness” link, I naturally clicked it. I was greeted with this item:
I laughed it off. Then, my app having just been rejected from the App Store, I wondered if the same item was viewable in the (rated 4+) Amazon iPhone app.
Yep.
So Amazon can show off free boobs with no age restriction, but a dictionary can’t include swear words? This isn’t unfiltered, user-generated content, mind you, but an Amazon.com product page.
For the record, I love Amazon and I love boobs; I don’t want to see anything bad happen to either. The solution isn’t to remove the Amazon app or the offending item. The solution is to come up with a better rating system. Stuff like this needs to be brought to Apple’s attention if we have any hope of an improved App Store.