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I’ve got to re-submit DashBuddy. Not because there’s anything wrong with the code - but because it’s a Tumblr app.

I failed on section 3.10 of the app requirements document, which states:

Content that is offensive in any country/region to which your application is targeted is not allowed. Content may be considered offensive in certain countries/regions because of local laws or cultural norms. Examples of potentially offensive content in certain countries/regions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• People in revealing clothing or sexually suggestive poses

• Religious references

• Alcohol references

• Sexual or bathroom humor

• Simulated or actual gambling

Countries/regions for which one or more parts of 3.10 may apply include the following:

Group 1: China

Group 2: Malaysia, Indonesia

I’ve submitted with China in the list before (I select worldwide distribution), but now I’m not allowed it appears. Which is interesting - I guess it depends on what the tester sees as part of their examination of a random Tumblr feed when testing functionality. They can only see it if they’ve searched for it and followed it. Whatever they saw this time displeased them because the failure stated.

The application prominently features sensitive content sources and includes countries listed in Group 1 within Application Certification Requirements 3.10 in its targeted distribution

So there we go - the content (or Tumblr - as we call it) is the reason. No technical failures, but it failed anyway.

I’ve removed these sensitive countries from the list for the update and re-submitted. So I apologise for the delay.