Google bans adult app from Glass
Posted by: Jon on 06/05/2013 07:45 AM
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MiKandi Co-founder Jennifer McEwen had announced the release of a porn app for Google Glass which indeed was released on Monday, however the app is in violation of Google's newly revamped developer policies, which ban sexually explicit material.
These policies were updated to block sexually explicit material from being used with Glass. "Our policies make it clear that Glass does not allow Glassware content that contains nudity, graphic sex acts, or sexually explicit material. Any Glassware that violates this policy will be blocked from appearing on Glass," a Google spokesperson told CNN. The same section promises harsh penalties for any app featuring child pornography. Google also bans gratuitous violence, hate speech and gambling on Glass.
According to MiKandi, the clause was added to Google's policies over the weekend.
"When we first picked up our device, we were very careful to comb through all of Google's terms, policies and developers' agreement to make sure we were playing within their rules. That was important to us to play in Google's boundaries," Jennifer McEwen, co-founder of MiKandi, told ABC News. "Even last week as we were gearing up to make the announcement, we took a look the agreement and there was no mention again of a ban on adult content."
When asked about the changes, Google said it was updated last week, but the Platform Developer Policies states that it was updated on Saturday, June 1, 2013.
According to MiKandi, the clause was added to Google's policies over the weekend.
"When we first picked up our device, we were very careful to comb through all of Google's terms, policies and developers' agreement to make sure we were playing within their rules. That was important to us to play in Google's boundaries," Jennifer McEwen, co-founder of MiKandi, told ABC News. "Even last week as we were gearing up to make the announcement, we took a look the agreement and there was no mention again of a ban on adult content."
When asked about the changes, Google said it was updated last week, but the Platform Developer Policies states that it was updated on Saturday, June 1, 2013.
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