Apple Inc., following other retailers, said it eliminated from its online store some third-party apps that feature the Confederate flag.
“We have removed apps from the App Store that use the Confederate flag in offensive or mean-spirited ways, which is in violation of our guidelines,” the tech company said Thursday in an e-mailed statement.
“We are not removing apps that display the Confederate flag for educational or historical uses.” Amazon.com Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and EBay Inc. are among companies that pulled the flag after nine black worshipers were shot to death in a Charleston, South Carolina, church last week.
Pictures emerged of Dylann Roof, the man charged with the killings, posing with the flag, renewing a debate about use of the Civil War-era symbol. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Monday called for removing the flag from Statehouse grounds.
On Sunday, Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook tweeted that his thoughts were with the victims’ families.
“Let us honor their lives by eradicating racism & removing the symbols & words that feed it,” he wrote. Touch Arcade, a gaming website, earlier said that Apple seemed to be removing games such as “Ultimate General: Gettysburg” and “Hunted Cow” from the App Store.
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“We have removed apps from the App Store that use the Confederate flag in offensive or mean-spirited ways, which is in violation of our guidelines,” the tech company said Thursday in an e-mailed statement.
“We are not removing apps that display the Confederate flag for educational or historical uses.” Amazon.com Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and EBay Inc. are among companies that pulled the flag after nine black worshipers were shot to death in a Charleston, South Carolina, church last week.
Pictures emerged of Dylann Roof, the man charged with the killings, posing with the flag, renewing a debate about use of the Civil War-era symbol. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Monday called for removing the flag from Statehouse grounds.
On Sunday, Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook tweeted that his thoughts were with the victims’ families.
“Let us honor their lives by eradicating racism & removing the symbols & words that feed it,” he wrote. Touch Arcade, a gaming website, earlier said that Apple seemed to be removing games such as “Ultimate General: Gettysburg” and “Hunted Cow” from the App Store.
bloomberg.com
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