The ‘Baby Shaker’ game was available for download from the firm’s website from Monday before it was removed on Wednesday, amid a storm of protest. A game called 'Baby Shaker' for Apple's iPhone, which encouraged people to try to quiet a crying baby by shaking it, has been withdrawn by the company after. Apr 21, 2009 If Apple can stop distribution of games that have. In Defense of Baby Shaking on. If an application such as a baby shaker is fine and those of. 'Baby Shaker' iPhone Game Sparks Outrage - Duration: 2:11. Associated Press 35,395 views.

When the phone is shaken the baby's crying ceases and its eyes are covered in red crosses The game's description on iTunes said: ‘On a plane, on the bus, in a theatre. 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. ‘See how long you can endure his or her adorable cries before you just have to find a way to quiet the baby down!’ Within a day of the game being available for download, childcare organisations had reacted with fury to the game’s shocking premise. In the U.S the National Centre on Shaken Baby Syndrome condemned Apple for approving the game's sale.

And a charity that seeks to prevent injury to babies from Shaken Baby Syndrome, The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, called for ‘a personal apology’ from Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. An Apple spokesman would not comment on why the program was initially approved for sale nor about how many people downloaded the game. The application was designed by software firm Sikalosoft.

Downloadable applications, or ‘apps’, have been one of the biggest reasons for the iPhone’s considerable success. Anyone can develop an application for the phone and there are more than 35,000 different paid and free 'apps' available to download from Apple’s online store. Apple screens every iPhone application and has rejected a number of controversial apps in the past, including one that let iPhone users throw virtual shoes at President Bush. Around 200 cases of ‘shaken baby syndrome’ are diagnosed in Britain every year although there has been some doubt cast on the science behind many convictions.

Update 5:16 p.m. Reaction from Apple and additional thoughts about South Park added at the end. There is already an over a 99-cent game for the iPhone that involves shaking an image of a baby until it dies. The “Baby Shaker” application went on sale Monday, and it appears to have been removed from Apple’s App Store on Wednesday. The issue was raised by the, a group that aims to prevent pediatric traumatic brain injury.

The group called for the removal of the application from the store and demanded an apology from the company. I’m troubled by the way Apple caved into pressure here.

Of course this application is deeply offensive, with no redeeming value except to people who like to play gross games or have twisted senses of humor. But as I in February, the App Store is coming to resemble a bookstore. The applications available there can have political, social or literary content. And we know that one person’s manifesto is another’s heresy, and that your masterpiece may well be trash to me. Do we want Apple to be able to block applications that include praises for the Palm Pre or criticisms of the salary of Steve Jobs? Apple representatives didn’t respond to CNet’s inquiries on the subject. I e-mailed the company a few minutes ago, and I’ll update this post if they get back to me. Microsoft Streets And Trips 2011.

The last thing we need is for the new digital world to replicate the mushy homogeneity of network television in the 1950s. (Anyone who has watched “Saturday Night Live” recently knows the censors were laid off by General Electric some time ago.) Apple understands this at some level, as it sells music on iTunes with strong language and sexual content.

There is a rating system that lets parents have some control over what sorts of songs their children can buy. Applying such ratings to iPhone apps seems like a good idea. But setting up Apple as the gatekeeper of what ideas are too offensive for the public to handle is a very bad one. UPDATE According to, Apple has issued this apology: This application was deeply offensive and should not have been approved for distribution on the App Store. When we learned of this mistake, the app was removed immediately.

Dbt Skills Training Manual Marsha Linehan Videos. We sincerely apologize for this mistake and thank our customers for bringing this to our attention. I have noticed that my post on this yesterday has raised more than the usual amount of objection from Bits readers. I respect the argument that the owner of a bookstore should be able to offer a selection of books that reflect a point of view about what is and isn’t appropriate. (Although I hope that if I ever open a bookstore it will make available ideas that I abhor.) But if there was only one bookstore in the country, the situation would be different.