Apple Did Not Ban Grindr From the App Store

In early June, Apple released a number of updates to its App Store Review Guidelines. Section 1.1.4 of this update stated that it was not allowing apps that feature overtly sexual or pornographic material. The update then went on to clarify its definition of overtly sexual or pornographic material. The final sentence of this update stated that hookup apps that include pornography or facilitate prostitution were included under this definition. 

People online interpreted the update to mean that Apple was banning Grindr from the App Store, which is a dating app for gay, trans, bi, and queer people. These posts soon managed to gain thousands of interactions. One post sharing the claim has managed to gain over 158,000 likes to date.