This was a puzzle and strategy release that wanted to explore the ongoing civil war of that country from multiple perspectives. In January 2013, Apple made headlines for prohibiting the launch of Endgame: Syria on the App Store. But, in the absence of an official statement, the company’s history speaks loudly enough. We’ve asked Apple for comment, and we’ll update this story with any new information. Southern by the Grace of God by Lynyrd Skynyrd: The 1988 album shows a fan waving the “Rebel” flag from the audience of a Lynyrd Skynyrd show.The Dukes of Hazzard: The show prominently features the flag on the heroes beloved General Lee car.“Accidental Racist” by country singer Brad Paisley: Which doesn’t understand why the Confederate flag is offensive to black people.Ken Burns: The Civil War: Shows the flag dozens of times.Here is a list of creative works that you can still buy through Apple’s iTunes despite its newly formed sensitivity to the Confederate flag: But, as the company points out, it would never do this to any other form of media. In that past, Apple has decided to use this rule to remove games about sexuality and war from its App Store. It can get complicated, but we have decided to not allow certain kinds of content in the App Store.” If you want to describe sex, write a book or a song, or create a medical app. If you want to criticize a religion, write a book. “We view apps different than books or songs, which we do not curate. Here is how Apple explained it in its guideline to developers: But that is something it has explicitly said it won’t do for other forms of media. The double standardĪpple has a history of blocking and banning games for expressing certain ideas. This means that if you want to make a game about the Civil War, you cannot accurately portray the symbols of that conflict. It is banning creative expression from its App Store, which is one of the largest digital-distribution channels on the planet. It isn’t just pulling consumer products like mugs that feature the stars and bars. Apple has pulled the tablet version of the game from Appstore because of the Confederate Flag.īut Apple has gone a step further than the aforementioned retailers.
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