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Apple Expands Parental Controls To Include Automatic Image Filtering

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Kids can now ask to browse specific websites and contact specific people.

At WWDC 26, Apple announced changes to give parents more control over what their kids see and do. The company is broadening its "Ask" feature beyond simply giving adults a say about what apps their kids download. Kids will be able to petition their parents to visit a specific website which is otherwise outside their filters. Similarly, if a child account user wants to initiate contact with an unknown contact, a parent will have to give approval before they can chat.

As part of the improvements to child safety, Apple is also preemptively warning kids against potentially harmful photos. As part of this, any image sent to their device which its system thinks may contain inappropriate content will be automatically filtered. The company added that this system will also work on live FaceTime calls, censoring footage that...

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