ElNono
09-14-2011, 01:59 AM
An anonymous reader sends word that Apple has removed from the App Store a game called Phone Story (http://www.shareable.net/blog/iphones-darkside-explored-by-new-banned-game-app), which walks players through the creation of a smartphone, highlighting many of the negative aspects. There are four brief stages: running a mining facility in the Congo, saving suicidal factory workers, handing out phones to oblivious consumers, and generating e-waste through planned obsolescence. Apple said Phone Story violated sections 15.2, 16.1, 21.1, and 21.2 of the App Store guidelines, which make reference to "objectionable or crude content" and "offensive or mean-spirited commentary." A short video of the game has been posted at Kotaku.