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iPhone New iOS Age Verification Sparks Outrage as Users Say 'I Will Switch to Android' (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
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[–] Jyek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The phone makers want your data just as much as the government does. Data is money and power.

[–] green_goglin@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 days ago

This is literally a vertical that they actively monetize.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They have other ways of determining your age without requiring an extremely unpopular ID check.

[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Some are accepting having a credit card in Wallet as proof of age, as well as simply having an old enough Apple account