New Apple technology could allow social media apps to tell whether users are under 16
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This year Apple plans to introduce a declared age range API (application programming interface) on iOS for its iPhone and iPad devices, which developers will be able to use to request information on the age range of a child user, with parental consent.
The US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy published an op-ed in the New York Times calling for there to be a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms.
