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I just assume this is not related to age at all and rather an excuse to identify people. Is the real reason for tracking, greed , preparation for a world war or some of all of the above? Intention is the part I think gets lot more difficult to tease apart. It was clearly never about protecting small children as the technical solution for that is trivial [1] and non invasive for adults.

[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46152074

xvxvx•1h ago

It’s about tech companies covering their asses as the days of serving adult content to children, and exposing them to harm, is finally coming to a end. Yes, it’ll be used for other reasons too.

Bender•1h ago

It’s about tech companies covering their asses as the days of serving adult content to children, and exposing them to harm, is finally coming to a end. Yes, it’ll be used for other reasons too.

So to my point legislation could have just as easily required the user-agent to look for a RTA header and utilize existing laws that require parents to be parents. There was never a need for 3rd party age verification at all to cover their asses. Does site have an RTA header? Yes == Ass covered.

chrisjj•1h ago

Uh? What UK law prohibits a device serving adult web content to children?

chrisjj•1h ago

> Apple frames the verification as compliance with the UK’s Online Safety Act, and the prompt tells users that “UK law requires you to confirm you are an adult.” That’s untrue. The Online Safety Act targets platforms and adult content sites, not operating systems or app stores.

Apple's biggest trust destroyer in years - and that is saying something.

What's Apple's real reason? If not a spiteful desire to put false blame on a UK law it hates.

jjgreen•58m ago

You should return it and demand a full refund.

AlBugdy•12m ago

One more reason to use FOSS and hardware that's as open as possible.