Google, Apple Warn Amazon Over Pornographic Content Available to Children on Kindle App

iPhone maker Apple and Alphabet, which runs Internet search engine Google, have warned Amazon about child pornography being available on the popular Kindle app for book reading. These companies have asked Amazon to strengthen its content moderation.

Reuters sent questions to spokespeople for all three companies about users’ ability to access and view pornographic content through the Kindle app. These companies say their apprehensions were related to policy violations. However, these companies have rules It did not give further details about the breach and the warning given to Amazon. Reuters was told about the problem by two families. These families said their children had downloaded the pornographic material through Amazon’s unlimited e-book subscription service. These families refused to reveal their identities.

In this regard, Amazon told Reuters in a statement, “We are committed to providing a safe shopping and reading experience for our customers and their families, and we take matters like this seriously. We will investigate all available information.” We are reviewing and action will be taken based on our findings.” Referring to Amazon, Apple said, “We have informed the developers of these concerns and are working with them to ensure that their apps comply with our guidelines.”

Google said in a statement, “Google Play does not allow apps that contain or promote pornographic content. We are in contact with the developer regarding this issue.” Such warnings are rarely seen among tech companies. Apart from competing with each other, these companies also depend on each other for many services. Amazon and Kindle apps are among the most downloaded apps on Google and Apple’s app stores. Global e-book distributor Amazon has a major share of this market. eBooks can be read on Kindle devices as well as on the Kindle mobile app.