Age checks in the app store: Can they keep children off social media?

Children can bypass age checks through factory resets, using alternative app stores or accessing social media sites on ...

Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet

Apple is bringing age verification to the UK, as the latest iOS 26.4 beta prompts users to verify that they’re over 18 following installation. As shown in screenshots posted to Reddit, Apple says ...

Apple Now Blocks 18+ App Downloads in Australia, Brazil, and Singapore Without Age Assurance

Apple today provided an update on its age assurance tools for developers in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah, and Louisiana. Developers in these areas will face new age assurance and parental ...
AppleInsider

App Store age ratings process isn't enough, say child safety organizations

Apple's age rating system in the App Store is not doing enough to protect children, a report claims, after a day's worth of research found a high proportion of apps deemed acceptable to children ...
MediaNama

The problem with the demand for app store age verification of children

Update: It has been brought to my attention that Meta too has suggested an app store based age verification approach. The comments below, which address a statement made by Snap a couple of days ...
MacRumors

Utah Passes Child Safety Law Requiring Apple to Verify User Age

Utah today passed the App Store Accountability Act, a law that requires mobile app stores from Apple and Google to verify the age of users rather than having individual apps do age ...