Apple has rejected an app that would alert users to drone strikes. The app would also keep an active log of strikes, allowing users to plot areas of interest.
CNET reported that Apple rejected Drone+ because it contained objectionable content that violate Apple's guidelines for applications. Though the New York Times noted that a similar app by The Guardian has been approved.
The app's creator, a New York University student named Josh Bedley, told the Times that Apple has rejected the app three times over the summer.
"I totally understand it from Apple's perspective," Begley told Times reporters. "They don't want to have anything that could be considered controversial by anyone. I get that, and I understand that."
CNET notes that Apple has previously overturned judgements on apps, based primarily on public outcry.
The Obama administration has executed approximately 330 drone strikes in Pakistan this year, considered by many to be illegal and often at the loss of innocent life.
Drones+ iPhone App from Josh Begley on Vimeo.
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