Apple is tightening App Store rules to block under-18s from dating apps and romanceable chatbots, enhancing youth safety by forcing developers to disclose these specific features.
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Apple will soon start asking developers to provide more details about their apps to enforce new App Store age rating requirements for dating and location-sharing features. The upcoming content descriptors announced on Monday will require developers to declare if their apps allow users to share their real-world location with others, or include features that enable dating, relationship, or sexual behaviour between real people or virtual companions. Apps that include dating and relationships features will receive a minimum age rating of 18, while those with location sharing will see an impact to their minimum age rating in some regions, depend … Read the full story at The Verge.
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