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Apple again pulls drone strike tracking app after unexpected App Store approval

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<p>Over a year ago, Apple removed an app called Metadata+ (https://9to5mac.com/2015/09/30/drone-attack-reporting-app-removal/) from the App Store. The app sent iPhone users alerts when a United States drone strike led to death. Apple’s reasoning at the time was that the app contained “content that many users would find objectionable.”</p>
<p>Fast forward to this week and Metadata+ is again in the news for being approved and removed, all in the span of less than 12 hours…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/28/apple-drone-striking-app-removal/#more-474506" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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