"👨💻 In contrast, on my own marketplace app - Sprocket (a peer-to-peer bicycle platform) - I've spent years doing the opposite: * Proactively blocking under-18 users ( its explicit in the TOS/PP ) * Working directly with Apple & to improve their developer systems * Advocating for real age-verification tools like Apple Wallet ID & AI-driven age-detecting/gating like what just shipped * Pushing for per-US-state distribution controls so developers can comply with new child-protection laws without being crushed by disabling all of the US market 💵"
"As new child safety laws roll out worldwide in 2025-2026, small developers like me are leading the charge - finding a balance between protecting kids, respecting privacy, and still fostering innovation. Because for too long we've coasted without robust internet authentication, and even if you disagree with governments eroding online privacy, we still need robust infrastructure that prevents the equivalent of kindergartners being able to walk into the equivalent of digital bars that serve alcohol and visa versa 🍺"
Roblox hosts poorly moderated content and allows adults to animate avatars for sexual role play while children as young as five can interact with random adults. Many major platforms still rely on outdated email/SIM logins that fail to verify age. Sprocket, a peer-to-peer bicycle marketplace, proactively blocks under-18 users per its TOS, collaborates with Apple to improve developer systems, and advocates for Apple Wallet ID and AI-driven age-gating. Sprocket also pushes for per-state distribution controls so developers can comply with child-protection laws. Small developers are implementing safer authentication while balancing privacy and innovation ahead of 2025–2026 regulations.
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