Apple lashes out at iPhone porn app maker and the EU rules allowing its download
AltStore PAL, an alternative app marketplace made possible under Europe's Digital Markets Act (DMA), unveiled the Hot Tub iPhone app this week, which is described as an adult content browser.
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