Apple to close years-old loophole that lets children bypass parental controls

Children can view internet unrestricted by entering a certain nonsense phrase into Safari address bar

Apple has promised to fix a years-old bug in its parental controls that allows children to bypass restrictions and view adult content online.

The bug, by which a child could get around controls by simply entering a certain nonsense phrase into the address bar on Safari, was first reported to the company in 2021.