Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
February 26, 2026
PurpleDime:
> Apparently, the primary way they will determine your age, is from your credit card, because you need to be 18 to have one, and from the age of your account. If you can’t get automatically verified that way, you have to scan your ID.
Should have read the article. This is an incredibly disappointing way to to it. I thought Apple would have designed a local-only way to check it. Instead, tied to your account.
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