{"id":7323,"date":"2012-01-02T15:07:49","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T21:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=7323"},"modified":"2012-01-13T15:24:18","modified_gmt":"2012-01-13T21:24:18","slug":"some-secrets-shouldnt-be-shared-postsecret-iphone-app-pulled-from-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/software\/some-secrets-shouldnt-be-shared-postsecret-iphone-app-pulled-from-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Secrets Shouldn’t Be Shared: PostSecret iPhone App Pulled From App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"
Frank Warren, proprietor of famous blog\/community art project PostSecret<\/a> announced late last week that the site was permanently pulling the best-selling app from the Apple App Store. In a post on Sunday<\/a>, Warren explained, saying that the decision was based on abuses of the app and threats from anonymous users.<\/p>\n Like the PostSecret Blog, the App was designed so each secret was absolutely anonymous. Unfortunately, that absolute anonymity made it very challenging to permanently remove determined users with malicious intent.<\/p>\n 99% of the secrets created were in the spirit of PostSecret. Unfortunately, the scale of secrets was so large that even 1% of bad content was overwhelming for our dedicated team of volunteer moderators who worked 24 hours a day 7 days a week removing content that was not just pornographic but also gruesome and at times threatening.<\/p>\n Bad content caused users to complain to me, Apple and the FBI. I was contacted by law enforcement about bad content on the App. Threats were made against users, moderators and my family. (Two specific threats were made that I am unable to talk about). As much as we tried, we were unable to maintain a bully-free environment. Weeks ago I had to remove the App from my daughter’s phone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n