5 outlets·6 reports
Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble
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Apple is rolling out a major update to its parental-control suite, redesigning Screen Time and adding more granular settings that let parents manage children’s iPhone use with greater precision. The new features include automatic image filtering and a mechanism for kids to request access to specific websites or contacts, arriving weeks before upcoming UK and US regulatory deadlines.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Engadget·Apple expands parental controls to include automatic image filtering
- TechMeme·Apple announces new parental controls, letting kids ask to browse specific websites or contact specific people, adding automatic image filtering, and more (Daniel Cooper/Engadget)
- The Verge·Apple is redesigning Screen Time and overhauling child controls
- TechCrunch·Apple puts parents back in control of kids’ iPhone use
Apple introduces more granular screen time features. Parents gain control over kids' iPhone use. This enables more precise management of screen time.
- The Next Web·Apple previews its biggest parental controls update in years, weeks before UK and US regulatory deadlines
- The Verge·Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble