Too Obsene? Did you choose to edit or stay off the app?

[trappingoutbooks]

So under what circumstance do we use the mature tag?

[indagold]

I find it ironic it was the 3 panels of nudity in a 300 page comic that got it banned but not the several pages of gore. Ahhh western censorship, how I love thee

[FafasMcMelt]

that really fucking bothers me
i really like gore, so i'm not complaining about that bit, but come on, is a nipple really worse than guts?

[indagold]

It wasn't even a boob really... they got angry the character had body hair I guess shaving yourself makes you wholesome?

[FafasMcMelt]

wHAt?!

[indagold]

only the most lecherous of strumpets don't use a razor clearly. These rules read like something outta a mormon pamphlet.

[Pandastrophic]

I don't have mature scenes in my comic but if I did I'd choose to censor them for Tapas to stay on the app, and maybe post the uncensored version on Patreon (doesn't necessarily have to be behind a paywall but I've seen artist do that as a patreon perk).
The app audience is leagues larger than the website audience, I think as creators we use and read on the website a lot more but most readers just use the app and don't open the website at all so I would never want to loose that audience.

[carloswebcomic]

Interesting that they didn't notify you and that you are back on. They informed me and since there wasn't a whole lot I had to do, I edited it. I still feel my traffic is down, but not as bad as it was the two weeks I was down though.

I was on the first wave, and we only found out because I brought it up on this forum.
Their response was basically "Go fuck yourself, we don't have to tell you anything".

After that, I make sure to tell everyone exactly what I think of Tapas.

[Shadymeadows]

Yes, my character's "Happy Trail" was a bit too much...

[Shadymeadows]

That is unfortunate.

[Shadymeadows]

That is very much how I felt. It didn't effect my comic that bad and I started a Patreon-like site to hold my uncensored pages.

[ratique]

Considering they didn't even bother to notify me, I had no inclination to do anything about it.I only found out when my traffic went down and notice my comic gone from the app

Off topic, but I checked your series Pet Succubus, and it isn't blocked from the app. :3

[carloswebcomic]

Off topic, but I checked your series Pet Succubus, and it isn't blocked from the app. :3

Yes, as I mentioned, it was put back on for some reason after a year of being off. No notification or reason given.

[ratique]

We regularly review series again as guidelines change or we receive more information as to what is/isn't okay on apps. I'll review with the team if we can send notifications not only for blocking but also unblocking.

A few years ago the team had to scramble in order to get the app online and keep operations running, which is essential to operate the business and pay artists. I suspect that given how quickly they had to act they were unable to individually notify artists at that point. The downside of being a very small team.

Since then we have implemented a robust system and dedicated team for content reviews, which will contact creators if changes would be necessary to stay on the app.

To answer the OPs question, most creators choose to edit their series. Most edits are minor enough that the story won't be affected by it, and the traffic from the app is important enough for them to do the adjustments. To clarify however: Your subscribers can still view and read your series on the app, but readers who aren't subscribed have to visit desktop to subscribe there. It's the best solution we can provide given the rules we have to follow on our end.

[carloswebcomic]

Since then we have implemented a robust system and dedicated team for content reviews, which will contact creators if changes would be necessary to stay on the app.

Good, because the way it was previously handled was pretty poor.
And to this day, I still don't know why I was removed or why I was put back on.

Edit - Sorry, I'm still pretty angry about it.

[ratique]

The app was originally taken down for a character showing what could be perceived as pubic hair. This came as a surprise, as this was not mentioned as an offense in Apple's guidelines. Based on the little knowledge the team had, combined with a deadline of a few hours to review thousands of series in order to go back online, series with sexual content had to be removed, even if it was vague, given the vague information the team had on their end.

As mentioned before, over time we've received additional information on what is/isn't acceptable for Apple and are able to reverse some of the blocks. Your series doesn't break Apple's rules as of today's standards that are available to us. I'm sorry that this has caused frustration on your end. We're growing as a team and as a company in order to not to repeat missteps from the past.

[Shadymeadows]

Thank you for your information. It does seem apparent that there is is some confusion to the new rules that Tapas must go by.

[SleepingPoppy]

I'll review with the team if we can send notifications not only for blocking but also unblocking.

This would be great, honestly. I dont even know if I'm currently blocked on the app. I was hit in part of the initial purge, or right after, but my traffick seems to be okay these days (considering I also took a big hiatus). And there's no way to check!

[carloswebcomic]

I'm glad you guys are trying to fo better because it was a pretty humiliating experience more akin to getting kicked in the face without being told why.

I'm encouraged to know that you guys are better equipped to face challenging situations moving forward.

[Rezllen]

Been worried about this stuff as well with me wanting to explore more horror comics down the line. When I look at the rules for hosting services that exist on app stores they sometimes feel ambiguously vauge on purpose. I don't want to censor my own work per say, but for now if there's a more intense horror page I post, I keep to a toned down version that goes on apps, the original page on my personal website with a suitable content warning there.