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TD* · 06-25-2015

So Apple took a stance against the Confederate Flag by removing most apps from their App Store that make use of it.

Their official statement is that "[they] have removed apps from the App Store that use the Confederate flag in offensive or mean-spirited ways, which is in violation of our guidelines. We are not removing apps that display the Confederate flag for educational or historical uses."

Despite this, civil war themed games have been removed from the store for featuring the flag. Developers are required to update their games by either removing the flag or create a fictionalized version of the flag.

http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-remov...-flag-imagery/

Thoughts on the Apple's decision and or the flag itself? Discuss.

IMO, Apple has always been overzealous when dealing with what they deem inappropriate imagery. Arguably civil war games can be used for educational purposes. Strategy games is where I discovered my passion for history. No company should cater to political correctness at the expense of historical inaccuracy. You can either face the past, understand the wrongdoings committed and move forward or pretend the issue never existed.

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TD* Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 102	Apple and the Confederate Flag. So Apple took a stance against the Confederate Flag by removing most apps from their App Store that make use of it. Their official statement is that "[they] have removed apps from the App Store that use the Confederate flag in offensive or mean-spirited ways, which is in violation of our guidelines. We are not removing apps that display the Confederate flag for educational or historical uses." Despite this, civil war themed games have been removed from the store for featuring the flag. Developers are required to update their games by either removing the flag or create a fictionalized version of the flag. http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-remov...-flag-imagery/ Thoughts on the Apple's decision and or the flag itself? Discuss. IMO, Apple has always been overzealous when dealing with what they deem inappropriate imagery. Arguably civil war games can be used for educational purposes. Strategy games is where I discovered my passion for history. No company should cater to political correctness at the expense of historical inaccuracy. You can either face the past, understand the wrongdoings committed and move forward or pretend the issue never existed.