Apple And Google Warn Amazon Of Explicit Content Accessible To Kids On Kindle App
Apple and Google have warned fellow tech giant Amazon of pornographic content access on the Kindle app. It appears that sexually explicit photographs could be accessed by kids on the Kindle app, sparking warnings from Apple and Google.
On the Kindle app, young users could access digital volumes of photographs depicting naked people and sexual acts. Owing to this, Amazon could be in direct violation of policies made by Apple and Google, even though the companies haven't clearly explained what rules were broken.
Pornography on Kindle
Two families told Reuters that their pre-teen sons were able to download explicit material via Amazon's Kindle Unlimited e-book subscription service. They highlighted how pornography was available on the Kindle online store and viewable on the Kindle app.?
It appears that Amazon is currently reviewing the information to take action and more remains to be found out. Apple and Google have both shared their concerns with Amazon.
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On the Kindle Direct Publishing service, users can self-publish their content quickly and may make it available as part of the Kindle Unlimited Service. In terms for this self-publishing service, Amazon claims that it can refuse to sell content that it deems "offensive or inappropriate" or any content that "contains pornography."
When this issue was first brought to Amazon's attention, the age rating on the Kindle app on Apple was changed to 12 years or older from 4 years or older. On Google Play, the Kindle app is rated as "teen."
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Even though Amazon has a service called Amazon Kids+ for young readers, there are not many protections in place for teenage readers who can access the pornographic material on the Kindle app.
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