Here’s How Apple Is Updating Its Child Safety Features in iOS 27
Apple is introducing new child safety features in iOS 27 following sustained pressure from advocacy groups and ongoing legal challenges. While critics argue the changes are not revolutionary, they represent a shift in the company's approach to online safety.
Why it matters
The intersection of big tech, user privacy, and child protection remains a contentious issue with significant regulatory and social implications.
The addition of these features came as a surprise to Sarah Gardner, who just so happened to be tied to a tree outside Apple Park in Cupertino, California, at the same time.
It was the fifth time Gardner—founder and CEO of Heat Initiative, a nonprofit that advocates for child safety in Big Tech—had shown up at Apple Park to protest and draw attention to what she says is the lack of child protection guardrails in Apple products.
This time, something different happened. Apple answered.
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