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@decryption To answer your #TheSizzle question (and apologies if this is part of a flood of answers), it looks like Aylo is relying on the iOS age gating in operating system. Basically if you're underage in the UK, the OS should force age filters on Safari/App store content anyway *without* the server side needing to do anything.

That means that assuming the user has a *correct* age set in their Apple account, Safari should deny access to Aylo's websites before the request goes out, so Aylo can assume any request from iOS26.4 Safari must necessarily come from someone of age.

So in other words: They *arent* doing age verification, they are instead pointing at Apple and saying "But sir! They said it was ok!"

#thesizzle

decryption

@decryption@aus.social · 2 hours ago

@redezem but through Safari? i thought it was just app store apps?

Stefan Prandl

@redezem@aus.social · 2 hours ago

@decryption They aren't asking for the age. Safari supposedly blocks adult content if you're underage. So all Aylo does is flag "this site is adult content" and Safari does the rest without Aylo needing to do anything.

decryption

@decryption@aus.social · 2 hours ago

@redezem oh really? is there a certain header/tag that you can pop in your HTML to trigger the iOS age verification?

Stefan Prandl

@redezem@aus.social · 2 hours ago

@decryption So Apple is annoyingly vague about how this works, but here's some indication of the feature from a non-UK standpoint where it's opt-in:

https://support.apple.com/en-au/105121

Basically Apple has some opaque Adult Content blacklist they manage that is checked against on device when this is active. In the UK this is automatically enabled if you're underage, so assuming Aylo has asked Apple to add their sites (or have gone "everyone goes to our sites Apple will know what they are") that should work, I guess.

I'm not going to lie I can think of so many things that can go wrong here but I guess from the purely policy compliance level this.... works?

Apple Support

Use parental controls to manage your child's iPhone or iPad – Apple Support (AU)

With Screen Time, there are a number of settings and parental controls that you can use to help keep your child's device usage safe, private and age appropriate.

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Stefan Prandl

@redezem@aus.social · 2 hours ago

@decryption I'm not sure how they're doing it, but that's supposed to be part of the 26.4 update. Hangon let me see if I can find how to do it.

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