> “Pornography apps are available on iPhone from other marketplaces – apps we’ve never allowed on the App Store because of the risks they create, especially for children,”

Why are they going to this now ? Nobody is holding apple responsible for that. It's just another 'think of the children' fear mongering while with the other face they want to be able to record everything without explicit consent or with some guadrails ?

Apple can adapt if they want to participate in the EU market, like others have. They seem to think that it works like their lobby groups in the US.

Just waiting for Macron to receive an expensive plaque from 'Tim Apple'.

The porn thing is unsurprising. Apple is notoriously picky about their brand image and what their devices can be used for, or seen being used for (famously, to use iPhones in movies they are not allowed to be used by villains).

Eh it's not new, Apple is pretty much the reason tumblr got rid of nsfw content (I've heard it's sort of back now but idk I'm never going back to tumblr).

It's why even if an app in the app store is rated 17+ it still can't really have nudity in it.