"PG13" level comics getting removed from the app

[keii4ii]

Like I said, it's not their fault. I don't agree with the decision, and for all we know, the staff might not agree with it either. They just can't do much about it.

[dawgofdawgness]

Oh deer, that's not good since I definitely consider my comic to be rated PG-13. It's mainly for more serious topics and swearing (like "shit") but that's about it. There's barely any violence and no sexual content at all. I'm guessing @keii4ii your comic was removed for nudity? If I recall correctly you censored the nasties but maybe that was why. Anyway I hope your comic gets put back up.

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[keii4ii]

My guess is it's the violent scenes, actually. There are at least two scenes where violent deaths are shown, not just implied.

And thanks! ︎ Times like this, feeling wanted in the community means a lot to me.

[tchotchkeco]

Apple does not allow NSFW/Porn. It’s why there’s no Newgrounds app nor a pornhub app. It’s their OS so they can do what they want with it. The only other competition is Google and they’re pretty strict too. If people dont want to comply then their app gets removed from the IOS store. Sadly a lot of people have IPhones and it seems Tapas built up its app so much that they don’t want to let it go. Therefore they’re forced to comply.

[ratique]

HoK is too much for Apple?! It's a rather tame comic, especially when I compare it to my older - heck, even my more current work.

That is incredibly restrictive.

[mariusthered]

I dont care if my comics is not for the Apple app, as long as it can stay on the site. I have stuck by this site through thick and thin and it is the only home for my comics. I'm just at the point where im starting to sell comics and without that I will have to stop and go back to another way of living.
making comics for a living was meant to be fun, funny how these greedy big business types keep f'ing it up for people whom don't even effect them.

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[DasIstWunderblyat]

Off topic: Do they purge novels too?

[mariusthered]

if struggling and being with very little money is your thing it's great. but the up side is not having a boss and you always have that hope something will kick in and take off for you.

[Capsona]

Wow. I just opened the Tapas app and found a lot of my favorite comics removed. Some of which are incredibly tame. But these comic are still available on webtoon. Are tapas using a different apple ios store than webtoon or what’s exactly going on?

If I have to guess. It’s not the app store this time. It’s probably the ad provider requirements since tapas allows everyone to turn ad revenue from the get go unlike webtoon who have to approve it first.

I don’t know I just don’t like what’s happening specially since it’s happening to already very tuned down comics.

Edit: I mean. Go to the BL genre, sort by popular and have a drink every time you click on a comic and it tells you it’s not available. Now the BL genre seems useless ‘-‘

[WriterLinXiaolong]

If that's true... guess I'll have to censor few episodes and redirect them 🤣

[joannekwan]

Mine still shows up and it's pretty racy.
Like they stated in the original thread, the initial sweep was from detecting certain tags that Apple had flagged.

From the pinned announcement: Michael's first response to users.

[Cavechan]

Is there a reason why there aren't other app stores available? Why does it seem to be only Google and Apple stores? Why no app stores for mature content?

I don't get it. I have an app specifically for playing mobile games so I don't see why there couldn't be other store apps.

[tchotchkeco]

Because there’s really only androids and IPhones. Google has android and and Apple for its IPhone. Since they're in control of the phones they decided to take complete control of the apps allowed in it.

It’s not that someone doesn’t want to make a new App Store. It’s more of they’d have to make their own phone, get people to actually buy the product, and convince people to make apps for it. Sadly, you know people won’t buy a phone they don’t recognize and just call it a Chinese knock off. So people aren’t gonna want to buy a brand they’ve never heard of and will have less features compared to androids and iPhones. Competition is far below to where no one can really climb up this ladder and is forcing everyone to follow the rules or to get out.

I guess what I’m trying to say is...Monopoly™.

[baasinsimple]

Yeah, they were sent things from Apple which caused manual removing, but the regulations from Apple are so goddamn vapid and indistinct and focused on certain tags that they're essentially removing shit that have a 1/100 chance of causing a negative effect on the app, when works like mine, which probably would have to be removed, but go under the radar since growth is so small and updates are so inconsistent.

[keii4ii]

Yeah, I never expected this to happen to HoK... but I guess life is full of surprises.

Some people thought it might've been in error. I suppose that is a possibility, but right now I'm too drained to even ask if that is the case. o(-<

[ratique]

I honestly wonder if it was your extremely censored and tame nude scene. But I can only guess at this point.

Hopefully over time we learn the details of what scenes cause comics to be removed to be able to adjust. But honestly, I don't really want to make adjustments for the sake of Apple. Most of our comics aren't for children.

[Nika]

Is deviantart available on IOS? They also have stuff on that should up the rating, especially since some people don't even tag mature work as mature. If deviantart is okay, then why Tapas shouldn't?

[tchotchkeco]

From what I looked up, yes, it’s on the IOS. Why it’s allowed? I don’t have an answer. I don’t know if things are censored there as well since I’ve never used the app but it is available on the App Store.