InnerworldMar 26

Apple rolls out mandatory UK age verification with iOS 26.4, requiring users to provide a credit card or ID, a first in Europe, after UK government pressure

https://lemmy.world/post/44753823

Apple rolls out mandatory UK age verification with iOS 26.4, requiring users to provide a credit card or ID, a first in Europe, after UK government pressure - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44753763 [https://lemmy.world/post/44753763] > Apple Support [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/126788] page

Show threadGreyghosterMar 26
Most Apple accounts need a credit card attached. If kids have a phone then it will need a credit card. As you need to be 18 in many countries to get a credit card then for kids to use a phone they will need the parents card. I fail to see how this helps age verification.
Show threadMurrayL
That’s just not true, at least in the UK. Debit cards are the standard here, not credit, and they don’t have the same age restrictions.
Mar 26 at 8:23amWeb
Show threadGreyghoster6d ago
I’ll have to ask around. My kids are too old to have had the option and the grandkids are too young. 🤔