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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.
(www.theverge.com)
this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2026
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Wow, thats fucked. I hope Australia doesn't decide to do this as well. This shit is happening so quickly at the moment
I think they did this first, at least they passed the law first. Our "left center" government in action.
me too but i'm not overly optimistic. i don't think there is a strong enough culture of anti-surveillance