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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Apple rolls out mandatory UK age verification with iOS 26.4, requiring users to provide a credit card or ID, a first in Europe, after UK government pressure

www.theverge.com

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Apple rolls out mandatory UK age verification with iOS 26.4, requiring users to provide a credit card or ID, a first in Europe, after UK government pressure

www.theverge.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Apple’s iOS 26.4 update adds age verification in the UK

www.theverge.com

UK users can confirm their age by scanning an ID or using a credit card.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44753763

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Apple is taking the piss. There is no requirement in the OSA that it age checks be done at device level.

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