The move comes as a number of U.S. state and federal lawmakers consider age-verification laws for social media and other apps.

Apple is introducing new child-safety measures affecting the way the accounts of minors are set up and what they can see across the App Store. The changes, detailed in a "Helping Protect Kids Online" white paper on Apple's developer website,

Apple unveiled Thursday a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing safety for children and teens using its devices, as it fends off calls that it more directly check the age

Apple will introduce “age assurance” technology to boost children’s privacy and safety on the company’s devices, the company announced Thursday as part of its broader push to protect kids online. With the new technology,

Apple has outlined several big changes coming this year designed to help parents and developers produce a safer environment for kids when using Apple products. No timeline is given for when these features will arrive—some already appear to be in the iOS 18.