Apple Blasts EU App Laws

Apple Blasts EU Laws After First Porn App Comes to iPhones
Apple Inc. lambasted the EU’s Digital Markets Act after the first known porn app for the iPhone arrived on the company’s devices in the region.
What Is Hot Tub? Apple Comments on First iPhone Porn App
The Hot Tub app, which allows users to play videos from popular adult sites, was launched in the AltStore PAL on Monday.
Apple raises concern over first porn app on iPhone under EU rules
In the EU, Apple's gatekeeper status changed with the 2022 adoption of the Digital Markets Act, which required Apple to allow alternative app stores.
Apple lashes out at iPhone porn app maker and the EU rules allowing its download
Apple has chided a newly introduced pornography app available in the European Union, warning that the bloc’s digital rules opening the way for third-party app store downloads undermines consumer confidence in the tech giant.
Hot Tub, the first native iPhone porn app, arrives in EU
A native pornography app for iOS is coming to the EU via the approved alternative app store AltStore PAL, made possible by Europe's Digital Markets Act
Apple's First 'Approved' Adult Content App Launches in Europe
Apple allows the first-ever adult content app, Hot Tub, on iPhones in Europe via AltStore PAL, but it appears that even the company is not okay with it.
The iPhone’s first official porn app has just landed in the EU – and Apple really isn’t happy about it
Apple has angrily responded to the arrival of the iPhone's first native porn app, Hot Tub, on iOS in the EU this week. The app has become available in the third-party app marketplace AltStore – and an Apple statement says the company "do not approve of this app" and that it's "deeply concerned about the safety risks."
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Apple Says It Doesn't Approve of EU Porn App
Apple does not approve of the "Hot Tub" pornography app that was released for the iPhone in the EU using alternative app distribution,
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