(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.

  • 7112@lemmy.world
    1151·
    22 hours ago

    This is insane. They have to view your images to deem of they are explicit…

    Basically a year away from a universal internet ID that will track all movements and can be restricted if your government doesn’t like you.

      • joelfromaus@aussie.zoneEnglish
        9·
        16 hours ago

        Do they though? As a side note, I read the documentation for the proposed system of scanning and it was actually really well designed for privacy. The problem was if they were forced to expand the scope to include other material such as, for example, proof of protest against a regime.

      • Fred@lemmy.world
        291·
        21 hours ago

        They probably do it for people like Donald and all his Epstein friends to save and pre order.

      • 7112@lemmy.world
        19·
        21 hours ago

        Has this expanded from iCloud uploads? It’s crazy how using a device now requires users to allow company full access yo everything.

      • LordCrom@lemmy.world
        2·
        6 hours ago

        For a phone sim…of course you do. I mean they would know who pays the bill anyway right? Unless you have a phone company that takes bitcoin or cash only.

      • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
        71·
        18 hours ago

        They already are. Well depends on who they are I guess but someone is.

        • CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world
          6·
          8 hours ago

          This would be pre vpn or anything else you could do to protect your privacy - if it’s at the OS level it’s before the browser and VPN level

          That’s not happening now, but it’s the only way the are gonna be able to to check content to make sure “ the children are safe “

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      15·
      21 hours ago

      That was already happening, as the option to block sending and receiving of such content was able to be turned on in your screen time settings, and you could mandate it for your children by managing your kids accounts on the family organizers device. If someone is under the age of 13 they are required to be on a family share, and if you don’t have “Ask to Buy” enabled, from what I know you won’t get a refund for anything with the excuse my kid bought this without permission.

      Overall it all seems logical, but in those scenarios the ages and requirements are mostly all controlled by the parent.

      • 7112@lemmy.world
        121·
        21 hours ago

        Scary. I had no idea it went beyond the iCloud scans. I avoided the cloud after that celebrity image leak.

        Guess we might see a rise in offline or dumb devices. I wonder how this will affect other nations that already have restrictive internet access. If the US West becomes more locked down where would free and accessible info go?