UK users can confirm their age by scanning their ID or using a credit card. If a user already has an Apple account, the company may use a linked payment method to verify that they’re over 18. Otherwise, Apple will automatically enable child safety protections, including features that block adult content on the web and blur messages containing nudity.

Oh yeah that's bad. It's not "to download 18+ apps" it's literally a child lock.

Surely there's someone in the U.K. that knows these features are perfectly available already and that parents can turn them on for their children's devices...

Let's see how the crapple shills contort themselves to sell this one.