Innerworld@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoApple rolls out mandatory UK age verification with iOS 26.4, requiring users to provide a credit card or ID, a first in Europe, after UK government pressurewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1255arrow-down1external-linkApple rolls out mandatory UK age verification with iOS 26.4, requiring users to provide a credit card or ID, a first in Europe, after UK government pressurewww.theverge.comInnerworld@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square74linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDr. Unabart@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 days agoI’m in Germany, installed this update on my iPad, but have not seen any mention of an ID yet. 🤷♂️
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoProbably because Germany doesn’t have to follow laws passed in UK.
minus-squareDr. Unabart@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoPerhaps it was the “first in Europe” part that threw me for a loop.
I’m in Germany, installed this update on my iPad, but have not seen any mention of an ID yet. 🤷♂️
Probably because Germany doesn’t have to follow laws passed in UK.
Perhaps it was the “first in Europe” part that threw me for a loop.