Amazon has been warned about the presence of pornographic content on its Kindle app that could be accessed by children
said they had raised concerns with their fellow tech company, as both said such sexually explicit material risked falling foul of policy rules on their app stores.
It comes after the availability of adult content on the Kindle app, including books and comics featuring pictures of sex acts and naked women, was highlighted by Reuters news agency.statement said:"We're committed to providing a safe shopping and reading experience for our customers and their families, and we take matters like this seriously.
Reuters reported on the issue after being approached by two families who said their pre-teen sons had downloaded explicit material via Amazon's Kindle Unlimited subscription, which offers millions of titles for a monthly fee.Amazon does offer a Kids+ subscription, but the families told Reuters they signed up to Unlimited because it offered more age-appropriate books for their children to read.However, it has no parental controls, meaning any user can access any of the books on offer.
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