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Re:Apple's New iPhone Update Is Restricting Internet Freedom... by mlindner on Thursday April 09, 2026 @11:28PM (#47713256)
This has more to do with the UK government than a "for-profit company". Apple has been one of the biggest forces pushing back against this kind of thing forever, at least in the US where companies still have rights.
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Re:Apple's New iPhone Update Is Restricting Internet Freedom... by stavros on Thursday April 09, 2026 @11:37PM (#47713309)
No it doesn't. The UK government instituted age checks for social media, Apple didn't like the UK government and enabled age checks for the OS, wanting to blame the government for it. It's done this sort of thing before.
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Re:Apple's New iPhone Update Is Restricting Internet Freedom... by mlindner on Thursday April 09, 2026 @11:50PM (#47713398)
Because social media is embedded into many apps.
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Re:Apple's New iPhone Update Is Restricting Internet Freedom... by subscribed on Friday April 10, 2026 @08:05AM (#47716828)
And why should they make it a problem of EVERYONE (primarily adults) using ANY app?
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