Apple has relaunched its After School app with a new rating just after pulling it from iTunes.
Changes have been made to the app in order to please those who criticized it for having "inappropriate and offensive content," which led to the original version being pulled on Thursday, according to MLive. School districts, parents and students have said the app features explicit photos, videos and instances of bullying.
While originally being described as appropriate for children 12 and up, the app is now rated for kids 17 and up for infrequent mild profanity and crude humor, infrequent mild sexual content and nudity, frequent suggestive themes and infrequent use or references to tobacco, alcohol or drugs.
After School was created by Corey Levy and Michael Callahan, owners of One, a social media company in San Francisco, Inquisitr reported. The app received more than 100,000 downloads before being taken down.
Additional changes to the app include a system that detects key words deemed dangerous like "gun" or "cut" and a feature that lets users report content for removal inspection. However, the creators said they can't do much to keep track of cyber-bullying, which is the main reason parents and school administrators wanted the app pulled.
While some school officials still oppose After School and are disappointed at its relaunch, other officials say giving users the ability to remain anonymous can help kids avoid cyber-bullying.
