I don't really like the: "inappropriate content" that's the kind of language which allows American companies to apply an American sense of moral onto countries with completely different ideas of what is inappropriate.

Yeah, I didn't catch that, but I can also see the sense in it as well. I'm not sure how you avoid having at least a bit of gray area.

> apply an American sense of moral onto countries

This is an interesting comment because it could go both ways. You have the EU and Australia where there are somewhat more permissive morals (nudity isn't considered obscene for example), and on the other hand you have many other countries like the Middle East where the moral code is much more stringent (alcohol is not allowed, face coverings, etc).

Also, this isn't any worse than the current state, the App Store owners have complete control here already. It just doesn't fix this particular potential abuse.

That is something fundamental essentially for better or worse - it is their right. Even if their objections are stupid or morally wrong they have real impacts they have to be conscious of.

Not having it would effectively render markets mutually exclusive as the terms are "do something which would cause a shitstorm here" like saying they can't take down a Zwarte Pete face swap app. The law prohibiting it would turn it into an international incident as a "EU demands a right to profit from blackface" scandal and nobody wins.

The people who want to use apps that violate American morals win, that's enough. Sure, there may be a shitstorm or two, but that will pass once people get used to the law.

Do you live in the States? ... That is NOT how that would go down.

Seriously? Would there be a shitstorm for years?

I think that would depend on who was offended and to what degree. Consider that Christianity is still quite a thing here, and while there aren't many killings for criticism of Jesus, people will boycott.

Maybe they will. But ultimately, the opinions of Americans shouldn't determine European policies.

I think you forget how serious Americans are about free speech. Trying to force an American company to allow Lolli or cub content(just an example) on their platform won't end well. " the opinions of Americans shouldn't determine European policies." The issue here is that's not how international politics works. Unless you don't see an issue with forcing someone of another culture to do something they find to be morally evil.

They aren't forced to allow anything on their platforms unless they want to provide it in Europe. And what their platforms look like in other countries is those countries' business of course.

> I think you forget how serious Americans are about free speech.

I'm also serious about free speech which is why I don't want unelected capitalists to restrict it.

Yup, that caught my eye as well. This is the loophole that will probably continue the stupid events like app getting removed for a screenshot of reddit app showing the post with ISIS in it.

> an American sense of moral onto countries with completely different ideas of what is inappropriate.

I am really interested to know what you mean by "an American sense of moral". Is there some better "universal sense of moral" that we could be following?

Perhaps less puritanism as around sexuality and a bit more acceptance of people as they are.