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First iPhone Porn App Released in EU Through Alternative Store
- Apple criticized the Hot Tub app, calling it a safety risk for EU users, especially children, and stated it would never allow such an app in its App Store.
- The Hot Tub app, described as the 'first Apple-approved porn app,' was made available through AltStore, an alternative app marketplace in the EU.
- Apple's control over app distribution changed due to the Digital Markets Act, which requires the company to permit alternative app stores.
- Epic Games supported the Digital Markets Act, arguing that Apple misuses its power as a gatekeeper of competing apps and stores.
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“iPhone turns 18 this year, which means it's finally old enough for some more ~mature~ apps... Introducing Hot Tub by c1d3r, the world's first Apple-approved porn app!” — this message was published on February 3, 2025 by the official AltStore app store account on the Mastodon social network. Hot Tub can really be called the first native app with adult content on iPhones. However, with one caveat — it is only available to users from EU countries.
·Riga, Latvia
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The app cannot be downloaded in the App Store, but instead at the other platform Altstore, which Apple does not stand behind.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total News Sources99
Leaning Left15Leaning Right11Center15Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
37% Center
L 37%
C 37%
R 27%
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