It’s Easy for Minors to Bypass App Store Age Restrictions

Person tapping on the App Store icon using an iPad.

On Wednesday, the Campaign for Accountability published a report that shows how easy it is for minors to bypass App Store age restrictions.

Using an Apple ID for a simulated 14-year-old, TTP examined nearly 80 age-restricted apps on the App Store and discovered that the underage user could easily evade the apps’ age restrictions in the vast majority of cases, often with minimal effort.

Check It Out: It’s Easy for Minors to Bypass App Store Age Restrictions

One thought on “It’s Easy for Minors to Bypass App Store Age Restrictions

  • Is this really a problem? Maybe for Rod and Todd. No one verifies my age when I go a distiller’s website to get a cocktail recipe and click on the “Over 21?” button.

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