(Not sure if this is worldwide or only in some countries)
Updating to iOS 26.4DB2 will put your phone into a parental-restricted mode with adult websites blocked on all browsers, warning prompts every time you try to send or receive an explicit image on a messaging app, and all social media apps blocked on the App Store (in Australia)
The settings to disable this mode are locked off until you verify your age either with a credit card, photo ID, or though information Apple already has (like the age of your account).
I’ve been an apple user my entire adult life but this might finally be the thing that forces me off the platform. Do any other long term apple users have some tips about migrating? I’ve heard Ashai Linux is pretty good on mac hardware these days and I’ve been thinking about GrapheneOS for a while.
So now California has a governor pretending to be pro-Palestine to do damage control while signing laws that give Zionist corporations more control over your data and hardware
If you ever thought Gavin was anti-Trump, I have news for you 😄
Oh he’s anti-Trump alright. But that’s just meaning that he wants to take Trump’s place.
So what’s actually going on in Cali for them to have such a douchebag governor?
Probably strong influence from corporations, billionaires, other wealthy people, and NIMBYs, along with fearmongering from establishment media to distract from actual problems. And Democrats realizing they can’t win on a pro-genocide platform so now they have to at least pretend to give a shit.
Fuck Trump tho am I rite?
Yes but Trump isn’t the one doing the age verification mandates
This isnt where I parked my car.
Wait, send explicit images? I’m not a child, I get that on these platforms my privacy is pretty well gone, but is it explicitly known (confirmed from the source) that these companies scan your images too?
That feels extra fucked up. Like "hold on a sec bucko let me check this photo you’re trying to send real quick to make sure it’s not titties "
They definitely do. That’s how you can search photos by their content on iOS or android.
where do you think they got the database for their porn generating llms?
but is it explicitly known (confirmed from the source) that these companies scan your images too?
https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-automatically-blur-nsfw-content-on-iphone-or-mac/
Yes, doesn’t need to be confirmed in source when Apple makes it a feature
I bet people will just accept it and not even think twice about it.
I see you too were born on January 1st 1970.
For sure. Majority of people will happilly take a selfy and send it to whatever company without a second thought.
To be clear, these are Apple users. Most of them will take just about any abuse Apple is willing to throw their way.
Pretty much yeah
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I love how big corp is already ready. It’s almost as if they somehow knew all along that all the govs with bribable legislators would be making laws they all seemed to arbitrarily adopt at once. Can’t wait for the shill AI slop response to this comment making it seem like a good idea.
its been 4 months and I am not regret about my switch to GrapheneOS. The only thing that can make this 100% perfect is creating a Google account that does not tie to your phone number.
So you need a phone number these days? That’s something I’ve read a lot of mixed reports about
in some cases where they have good enough info about you already (creating from an android phone that isn’t “fishy” enough, etc), you can create a google acc without associating a phone number, at least it’s not shown on the google account info menu.
yes some Play store apps are country specific so instead of switching my default country, which stupid Google only allows 1 per year btw, I want to create different profiles with different Google accounts. You cannot do that without showing that these accounts belong to whichever phone number you have
“Must be outside of California, Colorado, and Brazil to download this Linux ISO”
“Must be outside of California, Colorado, and Brazil to proceed with installation”
I’m in canada!
oh i’m not in California, I’m in Egypt. I’m waist deep in denial.
Which do y’all think is worse? [Serious]
I don’t do serious, sorry
Eventually: must be in Antarctica to use this distro
I know this isn’t the point of the article, but I’m starting to get really pissy about software updates implementing high-level non-security related changes to my fucking fully paid for device!
It doesn’t do anything but I’m starting to refuse to agree to any new user agreements.
It’s pretty much nothing.
I have 3 different AI agents that were forced onto my phone between Google, Samsung, and Microsoft.
It’ll be baked into the ToS somewhere but I agree it’s bullshit. Years ago I bought a youtuber downloader app (I know I should’ve just used yt-dl) and they released an update that removed support for half the websites and locked them behind a new higher-priced tier. None of it was mentioned in the changelog, just a prompt that came up after you’d installed the new build. I was able to reinstall the previous version and keep using it but I was still so pissed off
Majority will accept it, they dont care and governments and corpos like this
The dream is over. The internet and technology are over. It was fun while it lasted, and it is time to re-adapt to a reality without dependence on 100% privacy invading surveillance.
I don’t want to live on this planet anymore
It’s under settings > Apple account (the bubble with your name if you’re signed in) > age range for apps.
The first time you click it you’re asked to go ahead or update your birthday in the account first.
Inside you can pick to always, never or ask first before sharing your age range with some app and it says you can see what apps have asked for your age range.
Can I still pick 1/1/1900 when I update?
I’ve been an apple user my entire adult life
It’s time to grow up.
You think this isn’t coming to other devices? Google will presumably add this to Android and apps will follow suit by looking to the OS to verify your age so other forks will probably have to add it. Linux on smartphones is dead in the water so what’s the alternative?
Id say graphene os or if you dont have a pixel something similar to graphene. I just hate this shit, the west has been projecting about chinas spying tech it seems. Id rather china have all my info than some epstein lover
You think google wont do this?
You elected the government and regulator who caused this. Make sure it doesn’t happen again.
I sure as hell didn’t vote for them. But regardless of the government these laws always seem to have bipartisan support. I’ve avoided this crap so far with VPNs and fake IDs but something baked into the OS like this I haven’t been able to fool. Yet
Cant we fake this by creatong fake id’s? Genuineness interested cause thats what im gonna try when this goes down
I’m assuming the name, birthday and address on the ID have to line up with your existing apple account info or it won’t accept the card. In theory you could just change your details though
What if i have an android and what if i use paypal for example or something like crypto from which they cant check my address and such
Then this post is irrelevant to you. This is about a policy implemented into iOS. The only two options are credit (not debit) cards and drivers’ licenses. If you have neither then you can only use iOS in child safe mode.
Can you try to send an explicit image while offline?
