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Apple brings age verification to UK users in iOS 26.4 beta - Users who don’t verify their age may not be able to download or purchase apps.
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this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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There is.
It's called Parental Controls.
It also does a fairly good job at preventing stuff from getting through.
One of the big issues right now is that there's a lot of sexualized content on social media right now that's bypassing parental controls because the social media services are doing a poor job of limiting that content when encountering a parental controlled device.