Apparently us special UK people are going to get an extra treat…
Apple will ship built-in 18+ age verification for UK users in iOS 26.4 in the coming weeks. There appears to be no way to ignore it… 😔
@not_a_label I don't like the idea of an OS having this much power 😩
@andycarolan me neither, however there is a valid argument that verify once on device and then the device can inform all the apps and services is potentially better than every app and service using a leak-prone / evil 3rd party age verification service provided by Peter Thiel or his cronies.
We are fast approaching the lesser of two weevils era I fear 😔
@not_a_label Yes, that is true I guess. As you said, it's the less evil option I guess.
I wonder where this will leave < ios26 devices though? Those will probably still have to rely on third party services
Feb 26, 2026, 7:22 PM@not_a_label No way around but ditching Apple. 😐 (I'm sure it's coming to Google soon as well.)