Apple’s Orwellian device controls for tots also mean more work for parents
The new features ignore the argument that if parents wanted to spend more time on their kids, they wouldn't have supplied them with an iPad or iPhone in the first place.
Apple is turning parents into a corporate IT help desk, with rigid new monitoring and compliance tools for their children’s iPhones and iPads that will prompt for mom and dad's approval each time their kids visit a new website or want a new app.
Apple's new trust and safety features for kids and teens will also automatically block nudity and gore from appearing on apps, even during live Facetime calls, while giving parents more control over the amount of time their tots spend glued to Cupertino’s OS.
Apple execs stated that that kids and teens use their phones and iPads to build independence, nurture creativity, and enhance learning, without mentioning the hours of mind numbing short videos fed to...
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