The European Union wanted to create alternatives to Big Tech control. The Hot Tub app is the fruit of their efforts.

After Apple's statement, Epic Games has clarified that it does not offer Hot Tub or other porn apps through the ‌ Epic Games ‌Store in the EU. Currently, Hot Tub is available as a beta to all ...

These alternative app store publishers can make decisions about ... AltStore claims the approval of the Hot Tub app is the first to go through the Notarization process to be approved for ...

One such alternative app store, AltStore, has begun offering a pornography application called Hot Tub, which markets itself as “a private, secure, and elegant way to browse adult content.” ...

Apple on Monday criticized a pornography app newly available on iPhones in the European Union, saying the bloc's digital policy was undermining consumer confidence in Apple.

The App Store does not allow porn — but the Hot Tub app is offered on AltStore PAL, one such alternative marketplace. AltStore billed Hot Tub as “the first Apple-approved porn app” in a post ...

He added that Epic's own app store in the EU, which rolled out last year, is not carrying the Hot Tub app and has never hosted porn apps.