Apple bans all vaping apps from the App Store | Business Insider

• Apple is banning all 181 vaping-related apps from its App Store, according to a report from Axios, with the ban coming into force Friday.
• The tech giant’s decision comes amid increasing public concern over the health risks posed by e-cigarettes. A report published Thursday by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said 42 people in the US had died from lung injuries associated with e-cigarette use.
• Apple told Axios it agreed with the CDC’s findings and had therefore decided to act.
• Apple also said, however, that people who already had a vaping-related app on their iPhone would be able to continue using it and install it on new devices, Axios reported.
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Apple has removed all vaping-related apps from its App Store, with the removal coming into force Friday. According to Axios, the tech giant has acted in the wake of a troubling report by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, published Thursday, concluded that 42 people in the US had died from lung injuries associated with e-cigarette use. Apple said it agreed with the CDC’s findings and had banned the apps as part of its attempt to keep the App Store safe – especially for teens who might consider vaping. Per Axios, Apple has never allowed apps that let users order vape cartridges directly. But there were a range of other apps on offer related to vaping, for example allowing users to control vape pens or to access vaping-related games or content. “We take great care to curate the App Store as a trusted place for customers, particularly youth, to download apps. We’re constantly evaluating apps, and consulting the latest evidence, to determine risks to users’ health and well-being,” an Apple statement sent to Axios said. “Recently, experts ranging from the CDC to the American Heart Association have attributed a variety of lung injuries and fatalities to e-cigarette and vaping products, going so far as to call the spread of these devices a public health crisis and a youth epidemic.”

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