Apple responds to App Danger Project analysis by removing offending applications from App Store.
App Danger Project reports on applications that have reviews indicating dangers to child safety.
Reference: Apple removed 10 apps from App Store after being flagged by App Danger Project AI tool
Cyberspace Administration of China prepares the law that will restrict time for minors to access to smartphone features. Manufacturers will be required to implement special mode that will enforce these restrictions.
Reference: China mulls mandatory 'minor mode' on iPhone to curb youth Internet abuse
"Kids' Code" bill passed in California. This bill requires apps to be kids-safe by default.
A Californian bill colloquially known as the Kids’ Code has been unanimously passed by the State Senate, following earlier approval by the State Assembly. It now requires the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom to take effect.
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Apps should have guardrails for users under 18. This requirement might affect features of the applications, age verification might be required for more app sections.
Reference: Kids’ Code bill passed in California, apps must be child-safe by default
Apple announces that it teams up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to promote coding for children.
In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Apple and Boys & Girls Clubs of America today launched a new program that will bring coding to Boys & Girls Clubs in more than a dozen US cities. This new collaboration will bring coding with Swift to tens of thousands of students across the country, building on Apple’s existing partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America through the company’s Community Education Initiative in support of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.
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Program will gradually launch in select US locations.
The program will initially launch in 10 new regions, including Atlanta; Austin, Texas; metro D.C.; Miami-Dade County, Florida; Wake County, North Carolina; and Silicon Valley, with the goal of expanding coding opportunities to clubs nationwide. Programming has already launched in Atlantic City, New Jersey; Chicago; Detroit; Nashville, Tennessee; and Newark, New Jersey, where engagement will continue to expand.
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Apple Newsroom: Apple, Boys & Girls Clubs team up to offer coding opportunities to kids, teens
Reference: Apple Partners With Boys & Girls Clubs to Provide Tens of Thousands of Kids With Opportunity to Learn How to Code, Apple partners with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to expand ‘Everyone Can Code’ curriculum
Apple introduces several new tools that provide protection for children in iOS 15. These tools include: communication safety in Messages, on-device CSAM detection, Siri and Search guidance.
