TechnologyEnglish · 11 hours ago

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

www.theverge.com

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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

www.theverge.com

TechnologyEnglish · 11 hours ago

Apple’s iOS 26.4 update adds age verification in the UK

www.theverge.com

UK users can confirm their age by scanning an ID or using a credit card.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44753763

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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.

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