Twitter updates Vine to mature rating thanks to all the porn

Twitter’s new video sharing app, Vine, which faced a porn problem within days of launch, has now been upgraded to a mature 17+ rating on Apple’s App store. The app allows users to shoot short six-second videos that run in loops and users can share them on Twitter and Facebook. According to The Verge, Vine, the video-sharing app recently released by Twitter, now requires users to confirm that they are 17 or over. The Vine update released today includes minor bug fixes, the ability to share to Facebook or Twitter after a video has been posted, and functionality for reporting or blocking users, but we’ve also found that the app now warns us about age-restricted material and forces us to confirm our age.  [caption id=“attachment_616999” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Screengrab of Vine[/caption] Twitter had apologised and blamed human error for the sudden influx of pornographic content on its new video sharing app, Vine. According to Vine’s terms of Service, posting pornographic or sexually explicit content is not against the policy. However, users can flag videos they find offensive and Twitter can add a warning asking users to bypass a clip if there are too many complaints. But Apple’s App Store doesn’t take too kindly to store to apps that allow sharing of adult content. The photo-sharing app 500px was taken down from the App Store because of the influx of  pornographic images turning up on the app which is a clear violation of Apple’s App Store guidelines. 500px is now back in the App Store after making some changes to the app, which includes a report button. For more on that click here.