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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Zarobi@aussie.zone to c/privacy@lemmy.world

Apple iOS now requires age verification to access websites it deems 18+. Not even using another browser like Firefox works, it's blocked at the OS level.

I was putting off switching to Graphene or e/os until prices improve, but looks like my hand is forced.

Edit: VPN doesn't even work because Apple knows your GPS location. I haven't tried location spoofing yet because that's a bit more annoying to setup.

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[-] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 14 points 6 days ago

it benefits them because they get to continue having customers in dictatorships like china, the UK, australia and the EU.

they're bending over and pulling that fascist dick up their asses so they can keep operating in as many countries as possible.

Before you say it. I'll ask this...What do YOU call it when you get arrested for words that aren't threats?

[-] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 9 points 6 days ago

Calling the EU a dictatorship is outstandingly uneducated. Like, stone age levels of primitively stupid.

[-] AppropriateLynx457@piefed.social 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

China will be interesting with this ridiculous precedent Apple are self inflicting on themselves.

[-] ThatGuyNamedZeus@feddit.org 7 points 6 days ago

They already put censorship into every china-based apple device over 10 years ago

[-] AppropriateLynx457@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Wow by censorship do you mean Apple literally enforce the Great Firewall blocklist at device level? If so wild.

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