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How do Apple users feel about being restricted like this? If Google does something similar, discord could just host the apk on the official website. And I can effortlessly install it. Like I do with NewPipe.

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I frankly wish they just had same parental controls instead of blocking whole apps. All they have to do is install a switch saying you can/can’t see 18+ content. You could have the have apps hook into that setting. It’d be really nice actually to say not be able to interact with under 18s in public channels — the liability risk (both legally/socially) of interacting with minors in any semi-adult context often is too high. I’d rather have a wall.

They are “protecting the brand” in their eyes but frankly nobody thinks of an app on the App Store as “Apple”. At the same time I understand their want to not be known as a place you can find porn, but they ship a /web browser/ so it’s not like they’re preventing anything.

Idk why there isn't an iOS API for parental controls that can block NSFW content. Apps can see "is NSFW allowed, yes/no" and make decisions based on that. Blanket bans are almost always dumb.

I understand the desire to offer a child friendly device but it’s pretty insane how they go even further and prevent adults from viewing this content.

But I don’t believe discord has done the best they can here. Telegram has a similar restriction but you can log on to the web version and flip a toggle and the app becomes unblocked as well.

Apple seems to be fine with secret settings on external websites.

I'm really mad, thanks for asking. This is a really stupid move and I hope it will somehow hurt Apples ecosystem.

If it ends up cutting into my primary use of my phone (Discord is my primary chat service), I will switch away.

This pleases me. It removes excuses of unapproved or non-PC friendly software in a corporate environment.

They like being restricted like this, I guess. Watch the debate about external app stores, many don't want them. But most iOS users chose this walled garden.

I'm happy to use Android and not being restricted to what I can install on my device :D

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