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Apple rolls out OS-level age verification in latest iOS 26.4 dev beta (lemmy.ml)

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(Not sure if this is worldwide or only in some countries)

Updating to iOS 26.4DB2 will put your phone into a parental-restricted mode with adult websites blocked on all browsers, warning prompts every time you try to send or receive an explicit image on a messaging app, and all social media apps blocked on the App Store (in Australia)

The settings to disable this mode are locked off until you verify your age either with a credit card, photo ID, or though information Apple already has (like the age of your account).

I've been an apple user my entire adult life but this might finally be the thing that forces me off the platform. Do any other long term apple users have some tips about migrating? I've heard Ashai Linux is pretty good on mac hardware these days and I've been thinking about GrapheneOS for a while.

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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 34 points 4 weeks ago

What...is this shit? What's the real reason behind this? What senator or governor has a brother in law in the age verification business that got this corruptioned into being a thing all of a sudden?

[-] bpalmerau@aussie.zone 17 points 3 weeks ago

Surveillance data

[-] Zephorah@discuss.online 3 points 4 weeks ago

It’s not age verification. It’s identity verification.

There is no way to truly verify age without verifying identity. And then all your data can be linked up accurately.

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