Metadata+ was pulled out because of objectionable content

Sep 30, 2015 15:35 GMT  ·  By

Apple has removed Metadata+ from the iOS App Store, an application developed by The Intercept's editor Josh Begley for reporting when US armed drone attacks lead to any number of deaths.

The Metadata+ iOS app used data provided by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and it worked by sending push notifications to users that had it installed on their iOS devices.

According to a report by Gawker, the Metadata+ was rejected the first five times Begley submitted it until its author changed the original Dronestream name.

About a week ago, Begley received a notification in his iTunes Connect account that the Metadata+ application was removed from the App Store because it "contains content that many users would find objectionable."

Furthermore, Apple also told Begley that he can resubmit Metadata+ after he modifies the app's content to make it compliant with the App Store Review Guidelines.

Even though it was removed from the iOS App Store, the developer said to Gawker that he still intends to continue posting the Metadata+ reports on the @Dronestream Twitter account he used as the source of the push notifications delivered by the removed iOS app.

In an e-mail sent to Gawker Begley stated that "I still plan to update the Twitter account as new drone strikes get reported—and Metadata+ should continue to work for everyone who has it downloaded on their phone. But new users won’t be able to install it."

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