‘Alt-right’ Pepe the Frog game banned from Apple App store

[777Sloan]

『A game featuring ‘Pepe The Frog,’ the internet meme who morphed into a symbol of the alt-right, has been declined by Apple’s App Store because the tech giant considers the cartoon’s main character as “objectionable content.”』

‘Alt-right’ Pepe the Frog game banned from Apple App store

 

[Tanj]

Since when did these free market capitalist companies start thinking they are allowed to make business decisions that the conservatives don't like? It's an outrage, and this one example of some apple app is definitely entirely worthy of an entire thread in a forum about American Politics, given how little of interest is happening in that area at the moment.

 

[jimmyjimmy]

『A game featuring ‘Pepe The Frog,’ the internet meme who morphed into a symbol of the alt-right, has been declined by Apple’s App Store because the tech giant considers the cartoon’s main character as “objectionable content.”』

‘Alt-right’ Pepe the Frog game banned from Apple App store

It's going to backfire on them.

This comment from the linked article demonstrates what people perceive the motivation for Apple's decision: "Apple has made it clear that its target audience is special snowflakes who cannot survive outside of their safe spaces."

 

[SoldierOfTheKing]

Since when did these free market capitalist companies start thinking they are allowed to make business decisions that the conservatives don't like?

One of the things distinguishes the alt-right from the traditional American right is that free market economic theory is not a part of its ideology. They know big business is not their friend...

...a bit surprising, when you think about it, that they're afraid of a cartoon frog.

 

[JRichard68]

Usually, with things like this, my first thought is "let's see if they have a point". And (sometimes) someone might have a reasonable point, although the "ban" is an overreaction.
This one is just... what? Wait... what?

 

[Tanj]

It's going to backfire on them.

This comment from the linked article demonstrates what people perceive the motivation for Apple's decision: "Apple has made it clear that its target audience is special snowflakes who cannot survive outside of their safe spaces."

Let me get this straight: You think Apple's bottom line is going to suffer because they banned some frog app.

You actually believe that will happen? You actually believe anyone cares about this at all beyond the 5 people that have posted in this thread?

 

[Nithavela]

That frog is a copyrighted character by cartoon artist.. *looks up on google* Matt Furie. If he didn't condone this app, it is an infringed on copyright law. That alone seems like enough reason for banning the app.

 

[jimmyjimmy]

Let me get this straight: You think Apple's bottom line is going to suffer because they banned some frog app.

You actually believe that will happen? You actually believe anyone cares about this at all beyond the 5 people that have posted in this thread?

Did I say that Apple would suffer financially because of this?

What is their goal in banning the app? Why did they do what they did? They will fail at that goal because their actions will only make Pepe more popular, not less. And, that's how it will backfire on them.

Backfire: To produce an unexpected, undesired result.

Lastly, you obviously care more than most.

 

[Nithavela]

I actually think that pepe is a dying meme.

 

[DaisyDay]

Ah, poor ole Pepe...

 

[Rion]

That frog is a copyrighted character by cartoon artist.. *looks up on google* Matt Furie. If he didn't condone this app, it is an infringed on copyright law. That alone seems like enough reason for banning the app.

Yep. However, Apple is known for being overly sensitive to stuff. They once pulled a Civil War game because it had the Confederate flag. It wasn't pro-Confederacy mind you, it just had the flag in the game.

 

[essentialsaltes]

And nothing of value was lost.

 

[JRichard68]

I think it's because that's really a freakin' ugly frog

 

[Tanj]

Did I say that Apple would suffer financially because of this?

In the absence of previous clarification that was a reasonable interpretation of the term "backfire"

What is their goal in banning the app?

To not annoy a small segment of the US population and avoid controversy.

Why did they do what they did?

To not annoy a small segment of the US population and avoid controversy.

They will fail at that goal because their actions will only make Pepe more popular, not less. And, that's how it will backfire on them.

They will instead succeed marvelously at their goal because they could not give a tinker's cuss about the popularity of the frog, it had nothing to do with why they banned it.

Lastly, you obviously care more than most.

Well I was one of the posters in the thread, so....

 

[Rion]

I actually think that pepe is a dying meme.

Happy birthday.

And no, Pepe will not die off until the left stops getting triggered by it.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

It's going to backfire on them.

Ah, yes.... This will surely be the downfall of the world's largest tech company!

 

[GoldenBoy89]

They will fail at that goal because their actions will only make Pepe more popular, not less. And, that's how it will backfire on them.

You obviously don't understand the life span of an internet meme.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

And no, Pepe will not die off until the left stops getting triggered by it.

Pepe will die off because he'll be replaced by a million new memes before the end of the year.

 

[Rion]

Pepe will die off because he'll be replaced by a million new memes before the end of the year.

I don't think so. Kekistan will keep it in the public mind for some time.

 

[jimmyjimmy]