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UK Mother Finds Sexually Explicit Ad Inside Children's App on iPhone

The app is unavailable on the App Store, with no response from Apple.

Overview

  • Laura Jane Courtie says she discovered a graphic advertisement after hearing sexual noises from her six-year-old’s phone.
  • The ad appeared within a game marketed for children and was described as a jigsaw featuring an image of a woman with legs spread.
  • The child was using her mother’s old iPhone without a SIM, typically for Roblox, Snapchat and a few downloaded games.
  • The mother tried to complain via the developer’s website but found it unresponsive and briefly posted an App Store review to warn others.
  • Apple’s rules require ads to match an app’s age rating and provide in-app reporting for inappropriate ads, and reporters say Apple has not commented.