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UK iPhone users face over-18 age check to use services after update (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 21 points 7 months ago (6 children)

The move, believed to be a first for a European market, comes amid pressure on tech companies from the government to do more to protect children online.

Nobody was forced to do this, yet Apple just decided to go first.

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    They kinda were. Don't get me wrong, still entirely by choice, but more and more countries and states are forcing OS level age verification.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    How things change.

    Once upon a time, Apple stood up to the FBI's demands. Now they're caving to an implication in an authoritarian foreign country.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Apple pretended to stand up to them a couple times in high-profile cases for optics. They were helping them all along.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    There is, AFAIK, zero proof to back up your claim.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Even if true, I think I prefer when Apple was normalizing standing up to surveillance, instead of being the first to endorse it.

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