Apple's "freedom from porn"

From Megan Basham in World...

"Freedom from porn." That's how Apple CEO Steve Jobs describes his company's policy not to allow applications (apps) featuring pornographic content to run on its products. And Apple's been putting its balance sheet where its public relations is, removing approximately 5,000 apps with explicit material from the iTunes store earlier this year.

Given how ubiquitous pornography is on the internet and that other smartphone platforms offer it in abundance (not to mention the fact that users can easily jailbreak their iPhones or iPads and run whatever apps they want), the policy may be largely symbolic. But it's a symbol that's sparking condemnation from some corners...

Jobs revealed that the policy, by targeting parents, may be based as much on shrewd business sense as on moral consideration....

The biggest sign Apple's anti-porn stance may not be the retail suicide that Ad Age and The New York Times suggest it is? Microsoft is following suit....we may soon have more freedom to use technology without fear of being inundated by images that debase sexuality.