Following the lead of other major retailers like Walmart, Amazon, Etsy and eBay in removing products featuring the Confederate flag, Apple has reportedly begun removing apps that feature the Stars and Bars from its online store. The apps most affected are, unsurprisingly, Civil War games like Ultimate General: Gettysburg and Civil War.
Ultimate General's developer confirmed via tweet that it's app had been pulled from the App Store for that reason:
Apple has pulled the tablet version of the game from Appstore because of the Confederate Flag. details coming...
- Ultimate_General (@GeneralUltimate) June 25, 2015
As Polygon points out, basically any depiction of the Confederate flag (even in its proper historical context) appears to be enough for Apple to nix an offending app. What's more, Google looks to have taken the same action and removed all apps featuring the flag from Play. We've reached out to Apple for confirmation that the flag is the reason behind the removal of these apps and will update once they reply with comment.
Filed under: Internet, Apple, Google
Via: Polygon
Source: Touch Arcade
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