Article 5NRRD Apple allows children to access casual-sex and BDSM apps, finds report

Apple allows children to access casual-sex and BDSM apps, finds report

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Alex Hern UK technology editor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#5NRRD)

App Store gave 14-year-old's account access to apps rated 17+' even though it knew user's self-declared age

Apple knowingly lets underage users access apps intended for adults, according to an investigation by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), despite having asked for and recorded their dates of birth.

The investigation asserts a disconnect between the information Apple knows about a user, which includes their self-declared age, and the ways it polices age restrictions on its App Store.

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