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AppStore Review Guidelines for NSFW content (lemmy.world)
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I’m in the process of submitting my Lemmy client (Arctic) to TestFlight, and I had some concerns about NSFW options in my app.

As per section 1.2 User-Generated Content it states that NSFW content needs to be disabled by default, and can only be enabled through the website.

Apps with user-generated content or services that end up being used primarily for pornographic content, Chatroulette-style experiences, objectification of real people (e.g. “hot-or-not” voting), making physical threats, or bullying do not belong on the App Store and may be removed without notice. If your app includes user-generated content from a web-based service, it may display incidental mature “NSFW” content, provided that the content is hidden by default and only displayed when the user turns it on via your website.

Does this mean that I am not aloud to include any options in my apps interface regarding NSFW content, eg: Blur / Hide NSFW Content, Even if the content is hidden by default?

Any pointers here would be useful. I do see that other Lemmy clients are including options within apps and have not had any issues so far, but the policy seems to indicate this is not allowed.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Okay, thank you for the clarification. So an option to blur the content in app should be okay.

I’m wondering if It would be okay having an option to hide the content as long as it is enabled by default, and it clearly states that the toggle does not enable/disable your profile settings on the website. I know for instance Memmy does this.

I may have to ask the AppStore review team for clarification on that.