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Apple’s Anti-Sexting Tool for iOS Will Warn Kids About Nudes””but Won’t Notify Parents

Topic: FOSI in the News
avatar Family Online Safty Institute  December 04, 2021

Sub Title: Apple is adding a warning for children about nude photos in text messages, but backed off from a plan to notify parents

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Apple‘s AAPL +3.20% next iPhone update is set to include something child-safety advocates and parents have been asking for—a feature that warns U.S. users under 18 before they send or open text messages with nude photos.

But the company dropped a component of the tool that would notify parents when their children under 13 view or send nudes. That decision has won praise from some advocates, who say it protects the privacy of kids’ communications, and has rankled others who say it could leave kids vulnerable to predators and bullies.

 

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Julie Jargon

Julie Jargon covers the intersection of family and technology in her Family & Tech column in The Wall Street Journal. Julie has been a staff writer at The Wall Street Journal for 14 years. Before starting the column in 2019, Julie was a corporate reporter covering the packaged food and restaurant industries. She lives outside of Los Angeles with her husband, three children and cat.