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The changes begin with streamlining the process of creating a child account.
This way, if you input the wrong date of birth, you might adjust it.
Those under 18 can choose to be set up this way for these advanced protections, and some presets.
The App Store experience currently offers four age ratings worldwide, two of them being 12+ and 17+.
These will be the minimum age recommended for the app.
Apple’s App Store or the developers themselves.
It’s packaged within larger conversations around child protection laws pertaining to digital experiences and connected devices.
Apple believes a per-app level is better for age verification and reducing data sharing overall.
That’s where the forthcoming Declared Age Range API will come into play.
Rather than asking a user to input a date of birth, the developer can opt into the API.
Ultimately, time will tell who is responsible for age verification.
