All edgelords are sl*ts and we know it
They're a much bigger platform and generates the app stores more money. They might be affected later down the line but it's my guess apple doesn't care to bother with them to such an extent since they're such a money-maker.
Till now they adopted the same rules, even before Tapas, tho. Tapas isnt a small platform, even tho isnt as big as WT.
Tapas might be the first since we have novels and WT doesn't. Who knows how apple operates their audits and what provokes them in the first place.
But honestly I highly doubt this is Tapas' plan, because shadowbanning an innocent word like Kiss from the app search is just shooting themselves in the foot.
They dont have novels, but they have wattpad, and the kisses are alright, there. And shooting themselves on the foot is something tapas does every now and then.
Wattpad is also a big money-maker for app stores I reckon. It's like those awful obscene ads that play on youtube and apps where the content surely doesn't follow guidelines imposed on creators, but the ads make money and so get a pass.
And I'm not saying Tapas hasn't made mistakes in the past, but this decision would just be illogical on Tapas' end considering Kiss it Better is one of the biggest novels on the platform.
I researched some smaller apps, as well. 3, till now. One for WebComics app's novels, other for "Popink" and one solely for officially translated danmei (chinese BL). Got them all in apple store, and all have their 'kisses' operating well, in spite of the usual chinese censorship.
Btw, I haven't found anything official about this ban in apple store anywhere.
I'm assuming it's going to take a while to make things clear between Tapas and the app stores and to update any policies. Light of this news only came to creators yesterday.
It's the best route. I just get upset when those platforms lure authors, grab their IP then throw them on the trashcan because reasons. But hey! Living and learning!
@aqua03 Right? That would actually be pretty sick given how well they do action, and how fun their anime is overall.
@AxemanRifflord Yeah, it's the same problem with adult and mature content creators all over the internet anymore. There's widespread puritan bans and restrictions going around with a "Think of the Children!" narrative. I get there are issues with kids being able to access that stuff, but outright disallowing things that could be considered inappropriate (Like kissing, apparently.) doesn't really solve the problem. Kids will still find adult/mature stuff, but corps don't care about that, banning is the easiest, cheapest and quickest solution for them.
It would be nice of if Apple had a feature for mature apps where they're hidden until you make an account with your age, or if Apple allowed Tapas to have a hidden feature on the app for mature comics and novels so people have to sign in and (privately) share their age to see them. Sure, that's not a perfect solution, but it makes more sense than bs like shadowbanning popular words.
@Zugaikotsu Yeah... I probably would too.
Absolutely. Get Hiroyuki Imaishii on board and we've got a sure fire masterpeice of a neon colored sugar rush to be made!
Hey! It could be about a cougar and her 20-30 year old boyfriend whom she calls a boy because he's half her age.
Ah, of course. Didn't think of that way. I probably shouldn't jump to the inappropriate conclusion first.
Ahhh, silly me. xD
Does this just mean you can’t have kiss scenes, dialogue or your title have the word kiss in it or what? Cause I love to draw kissing!
Unlikely cus that would mean alot of thier manditory kakoe translated imports would be shadow banned. Kakoe overloards would not be pleased
In all seriousness
It just in the title.
Which is.. ridiculous. Cus your series can have alpt more than kissing but as soon as its a title its off.
No sense.
All the crackdowns on Tapas and Webtoon really bother me lately. I get wanting to be safe for kids, but some of the rules are ridiculous. And honestly, just have an adult section that allows some sort of verification process or whatever for adult content. Who gives a crap if people want to fap/draw/whatever some hentai. Or enjoy some Berserk-level violence/gore.
Eh.
I've been posting on Global Comix recently since they don't have such restrictions and it's making me nervous to stick with Tapas and Webtoon (which I do still post on, but with less dedication). My webcomic doesn't even have what I'd call adult content, but it does have enough violence that one of these days, I'll probably get in trouble. God forbid a wee bit too much blood in a fight scene.
And who knows, maybe one day I'll want a sex scene in a romance story, because sex CAN be a solid and important part of a plot. It can also be done tastefully. But I don't like being restricted, either way.