Well, Steve Jobs doesn’t want to sell porn, neither does the Android Market!

Two recent events have led us to believe that Google is finally enforcing their market content policy – specifically on prohibiting “pornography, obscenity, nudity or sexual activity”.

Last week about 4500 apps, attributed to two Android developers, were removed from the Market. The developers, “For-side.com Co. Ltd” and “StoneJordan”, who got their apps yanked, have been notorious for cluttering the Android Markets with “sexy babes” apps.

Maybe someone at Google took Job’s comments seriously and finally decided to crack down on apps that violate their Android market content policy.

This new development might be a step in the right direction for Google in removing all mass-produced, non-quality apps from the Market. I just hope this move will improve the quality of apps while keeping the Market non-restrictive to app developers.

One major issue that sets the Apple Store from the Android Market as mentioned by users is the lack of quality of apps in the Android Market – mainly because of their openness and uncensored approach opposed to Apple’s strict content censorship and selectivity.

At least one significant difference I have noticed is that I can easily view market-fresh apps when I browse the “Just In” category without being spammed with obscene apps. For now, there’s still a bunch of apps on the Market that fall into “porn-like” category. Will Google keep cracking down on these apps?

Source: AppBrain Blog