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Apple announced an expanded toolkit for parents through its child accounts<\/a> at WWDC, including a greater ability to customize kids\u2019 allotted screen time and the ability to block gory or violent images in messages before kids see them. Raja Bose, Apple\u2019s director of trust, safety, and values product marketing, touted some of the ways Apple believes it can be useful for kids to have access to devices. \u201cOn one hand, there\u2019s so many benefits to your child having their own device,\u201d Bose said. \u201cYou rest easier since you can stay in touch, know where they are, and provide them with great apps that can help them learn and grow.\u201d But he then acknowledged the risks of unfettered access to the internet before kids are ready.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The company emphasized a few key principles in its presentation of the new child safety features: that parents should be the ones to decide what their kids have access to, that Apple\u2019s recommendations will be shaped by expert research that balances risks and benefits of technology for kids, and that some harmful things on the internet are outside its own control. \u201cWhile Apple\u2019s powerful controls help parents manage which apps their child can access, and when, it\u2019s developers who play an important role in ensuring kids are getting age-appropriate experiences within apps,\u201d Ann Thai, Apple\u2019s senior director of marketplace platforms and technologies, said during the presentations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s developers who play an important role in ensuring kids are getting age-appropriate experiences within apps\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The last point sounded like a message not just to Apple customers, but for politicians and regulators debating who should be responsible for keeping kids off certain parts of the internet. As policymakers have grown increasingly enthusiastic about age-gating, Meta and other app and website developers have been forced to roll out age-checking systems in some countries, including the UK, Australia, and parts of the US. In turn, they\u2019ve backed proposals<\/a> that would put the onus on app stores to verify users\u2019 ages instead, then send signals about those ages to app developers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apple has complied with age verification rules when necessary \u2014 it began requiring information<\/a> like a credit card or government ID to create a new Apple account in Texas earlier this month. And its WWDC presentation followed a long tradition of companies attempting to demonstrate they can protect kids without regulation, something Meta has also done<\/a>. But it put a particular emphasis on the need for developers to pitch in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe believe every app has that same responsibility\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMany apps already offer parental controls to help shield kids from content they shouldn\u2019t see,\u201d Thai said. \u201cWe believe every app has that same responsibility.\u201d Thai touted the company\u2019s APIs that developers can use to allow for parent approvals within apps and protect kids from being exposed to nudity. (Even as Apple executives made these announcements inside Apple Park, protesters outside<\/a> its visitors center were demanding the company remove apps that use AI to virtually undress users, including X\u2019s Grok<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Apple executives emphasized that they\u2019re following the guidance of medical experts, including through the American Academy of Pediatrics\u2019 Family Media Plan<\/a>, which promotes a nuanced approach to media consumption<\/a>, rather than strict screen time limits. Apple similarly wants to avoid dictating from above how much screen time kids should have. During the event, Apple\u2019s VP of health, Sumbul Ahmad Desai, said that \u201cevery child is unique, and parents are in the best position to decide what works for their family.\u201d It\u2019s positioning its products as the best way for parents to enforce those decisions \u2014 but not a silver bullet for making the whole internet safe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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