Apple — and app developers — have a responsibility to shield adult content from kids
So, whether it’s a mother, like Kristin Bride, who lost her son after he was cyberbullied on anonymous apps he got off of the App Store or the queer teens assaulted after sneaking out to meet someone they met on a hookup app, Big Tech’s negligence is contributing to harm, and it must stop.
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Apple revamps account setup for kids and adds new App Store safeguards
Apple will let parents share their kids’ ages to limit app access
Apple will let parents share kids’ age and revamp ratings to protect them
Apple will make it easier for parents to set up child accounts, revise their age, and share an age range to protect children from bad content.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Apple's child safety changes put more of the onus on app developers
According to a recently published white paper, the company plans to expand its Child Account settings, App Store Age Ranges, and provide avenues for app developers to set more comprehensive age-restriction settings for minor users.
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MacPaw Setapp review: excellent, well-curated, alternative to the App Store
MacPaw has created a viable contender to Apple’s App Store with Setapp. The apps themselves are nifty and worth playing with, the subscription terms are good, and there’s something excellent, well-curated, and viable here that’s worth looking into, even if only for the seven-day trial period.