Apple Reverses Decision, Includes Women’s Rights Issues App in App Store

Apple is allowing the new app Hinder, which allows users to browse where their elected officials stand on women's rights issues like birth control, abortion and sex education, to be included in its app store, a group said. Apple’s decision to make the app available was announced in a news release Wednesday by UltraViolet, which had a petition signed by more than 30,000 people that asked Apple make the app available. Direct tweets from nearly 1,000 individuals asking for the app to be available also helped convince Apple to change its mind in less than 24 hours, the release said.