Apple’s App Store advertising standards classify applications connected to gambling, alcohol, dating, and the pharmaceutical and medical industries as “restricted,” implying that there are additional restrictions on where they may be shown. The restrictions are based on regulations rather than what is appropriate or possibly damaging; the site states that gambling applications are “prohibited or restricted in certain nations and areas,” but says nothing about who may use them.
How Apple proceeds might have a significant impact on the iPhone’s future. According to reports, it intends to extend advertising outside the App Store to applications including Apple Maps, Podcasts, and Books. Consider finding a casino while searching for addiction rehabilitation programs, or sexual novels when seeking literature on coping with a porn addiction.
