In one case, Apple mistakenly banned an app by a Pulitzer-Winning cartoonist because it violated its developer license agreement, which specifically bans apps that "contain content that ridicules public figures." To access banned apps, users rely on jailbreaking to circumvent Apple's censorship of content and features. However, their reasons for banning apps are not limited to safety and security and may be regarded as arbitrary and capricious. Apple checks apps for compliance with its iOS Developer Program License Agreement before accepting them for distribution in the App Store. One of the reasons for jailbreaking is to expand the feature set limited by Apple and its App Store.
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A jailbroken device permits root access within the operating system and provides the right to install software not available through the App Store. Typically it is done through a series of kernel patches. On Apple devices running iOS and iOS-based operating systems, jailbreaking is the use of a privilege escalation exploit to remove software restrictions imposed by the manufacturer. Removal of limitations from Apple's iOS devices