article_snippet: the app replaces certain words that might be deemed R-rated with more friendly alternatives, but one author has derided the app as encouraging 'suppression'.
article_snippet: An Idaho-based couple has released a censoring app for iOS and Android.
article_snippet: **' becomes 'crappy' the app is available now for free on both iOS and Android devices and was developed by couple Jared and Kirsten Maughan from Twin Falls in Idaho.
article_snippet: After downloading the app, users are able to browse a variety of books in the app’s store.
article_snippet: ’ the app works by scanning through a book and blocking out offensive words, letting readers of all ages enjoy books that might otherwise be deemed not suitable for readers of all ages.
article_snippet: But one author condemned the app, saying the app encourages 'suppression' the app works by scanning through a book and blocking out offensive words (examples shown in these images) letting readers of all ages enjoy books that might otherwise be deemed not suitable for readers of all ages .
article_snippet: Condemning the app on her blog, in a post titled ‘
article_snippet: the creators of the app note that the app doesn’t violate copyright law as copyright law doesn’t make actual changes to a book.
article_snippet: the app has come under criticism, though, for censoring works by authors - and changing the meaning of a book as originally intended. '
highlights_snippet: An Idaho-based couple has released a censoring app for iOS and Android .
  
highlights_snippet: But one author  condemned the app, saying the app encourages 'suppression' 