Move follows government pressure on smartphone makers to do more to protect children online.

Well… the UK always has had a hard-on for authoritarianism has it not?

I still can’t believe I will run into people HERE on the fediverse who think this kind of thing is a good idea ughh.

  • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
    81·
    1 day ago

    I have my doubts (see responses for similar arguments about systemd adding an age field).

    • Authoritarian governments are not appeased by corporations that bend over backwards for them, and
    • Apple is in the business of making money, not keeping people private.
    • FreedomAdvocateEnglish
      1·
      21 hours ago

      Apple have been at the forefront of keeping people private for a long time, don’t know what you’ve been doing.