Child advocacy groups protesting against a decision by Apple to approve “baby shaking apps on it’s App StoreApple Inc. removed the controversial” Baby Shaker “App of two days since it’s available on the App Store, after strong protests from child advocacy groups.
sikalosoft baby shaker app
In a game that is promoting 99 cents infanticide application created by sikalosoft that allows the user to silence on Sikalosoft virtual virtual crying baby by shaking the iPhone. A sketch of a baby crying will show until users shook up the phone, then the red X appeared over the child’s eyes. Here is what the manufacturer, sikalosoft said about the apps:
“On a plane, on the bus, in a theater. Babies are everywhere you don’t want them to be! They’re always distracting you from preparing for that big presentation at work with their incessant crying. Before Baby Shaker there was nothing you could do about it.”
At press time, Apple had no excuses, nor was explained how such an application that could be condoning infanticide have made it through by Apple approval.
See the sikalosoft ‘Baby Shaker’ in action after the jump.
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Shaken Baby Syndrome is reported, the most common cause of death in cases of child abuse.
So far no response from Apple, nor Sikalosoft regarding to requests for comments by press time.
