Apple Limits Dating Apps and AI Chatbots to 18+ — SkimNews
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- Apple is setting age requirements for dating apps that limit access to users 18 and up; TechCrunch, Gizmodo and The Verge all center the policy despite differing wording.
- Apple is also placing some AI chatbots behind the same 18-and-up threshold, with TechCrunch calling them AI companions, Gizmodo saying some AI chatbots and The Verge describing romanceable chatbots.
Why it matters: Under-18 users are the stakeholders directly affected by Apple’s 18-and-up rule for dating apps and the AI chatbot category covered in the headlines. The broader change is scope: the restriction reaches romanceable chatbots, rather than remaining confined to conventional dating services.
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