Will anyone pay for a nudity-free Playboy iPhone app?

People claim to read the seminal "men's magazine" for the articles. Thanks to Apple's porn ban, we may soon find out how many actually do

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Playboy is releasing an app for the iPhone, and it will be perfect for the people who "read Playboy for the articles, and not for nude pictures of famous bunnies," says John Stewart at The Slanted.

"This isn't to say that there aren't selected photos from the magazine's extensive history," Steward adds. There are, but this is clearly "more of a censored version" of Playboy, with a focus on the stories. And a good portion of the articles and PG-13 pictorials won't be free: You can subscribe for $2 a month, $11 for six months, or $20 a year.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.