If you are ever perplexed by the App Store approval process, then news of the approval of "Hottest Girls" in the App Store will leave you scratching your head. We've certainly seen a fair share of scantaly clad women in iPhone Apps, but this entry is the first to feature nudity. There was never anything stopping users from using Safari to seek out these sites, but up until now the App Store was free of adult apps. “We uploaded nude topless pics today. This is the first app to have nudity,” said Hottest Girls’ developer Allen Leun. Macinstein aptly notes the developers announcement somehow "rivals the first transmissions from the moon landing in importance."
UPDATE:Apple has removed Hottest Girls from the App Store.
The App Store does rate this as 17+, but are those controls really strong enough? Does it matter, considering that Safari is just a few taps away from much worse than you'd probably expect to see in this app. Now that the proverbial top is off this app, will Apple cave to what will likely be some public pressure to remove this app? If they don't, the floodgates will undoubtedly open. Finally, is anyone ready to pony up $1.99 for this?
[via Macinstein]
