Apple is launching a series of protections for children regarding the use of age-appropriate apps in the App Store, including providing verification through a developer API.
Detail from Apple’s child protection white paper — image credit: Apple
While Apple has previously announced Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) protections and then dropped them, the company says that it is now strengthening how the App Store prevents children seeing age-inappropriate content.
The new extra protections are rolling out in stages, with the first starting now, and the rest following at an as-yet unspecified time in 2025. Apple has published a white paper detail its plans, and the initial launch introduces: