A parent is complaining about Apple’s refusal to refund 23 successive payments to a TikTok creator made by his autistic 10-year-old daughter…
Tag: parental controls
Report claims 1,500 instances of unwanted sexual behavior on six apps in Apple’s App Store, some targeting minors
“We created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place for our customers to get apps and we take all reports of inappropriate or illegal contact extremely seriously,” Apple said…
Apple backs off crackdown on parental-control apps
Over the past year, Apple purged iPhone apps that helped people limit the amount of time they and their children spent on Apple devices, drawing accusations of anticompetitive behavior…
Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikTok app
Google and Apple have been asked by the government to take down popular Chinese short-video mobile application TikTok…
How to avoid being ‘cyberflashed’ on your iPhone
The victim received two pictures of an unknown man’s penis on her iPhone…
U.S. FTC files in-app purchase lawsuit against Amazon
According to a US Federal Trade Commission report filed today…
After in-app purchase settlement, Apple pushed FTC to investigate Google Play Store
If Apple and consumer advocates have their way, Google may be next in the FTC’s crosshairs…
Apple, Google face EU pressure to limit kids’ app sales
Apple will be told by European Union regulators to curb purchases by children…
Federal regulators are redesigning how your iPad works; U.S. FTC thinks it knows better than Apple
It’s early, but the Federal Trade Commission is going to be hard to beat for the regulatory overreach of the year…
Apple to refund at least $32.5 million to settle FTC complaint it charged for kids’ In-App Purchases without parental consent
Apple Inc. has agreed to provide full refunds to consumers…
Apple’s Cook settles with FTC over kids’ In-App Purchases rather than endure legal fight
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook told employees on Wednesday the company decided to settle…
Apple notifies parents of In-App Purchase settlement details
Apple has begun notifying the parents how they will be compensated…
Boy racks up a £1,000 App Store bill via Simpsons game for iPad
Theo Rowland-Fry, eight, spent almost £1,000 downloading extra software…
It’s not Apple’s job to be a parent to your kids
I can understand how some parents would be upset if Apple…
Facebook explores access for kids under age 13
Facebook Inc. is developing technology that would allow children younger than 13 years old…
In-App Purchasing lawsuit against Apple allowed to proceed
A group of California parents calling Apple’s in-app purchasing practices rotten…
Parents sue Apple over in-app charges
Apple is being sued by parents who claim the iPhone-maker…
Lack of parental controls on Amazon’s tiny screen Kindle Fire lets kids charge up a storm
Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, one of the hottest gadgets this holiday season…
Study: 10% of UK kids under age 10 have an Apple iPhone; 50% of UK parents do not use parental controls
A survey commissioned by a security app developer that polled parents in the U.K…
Managing your kids’ iOS app purchases
Apple’s App Store makes it quick and easy to buy and download new software for your iOS device…