In May 2025, the Texas App Store Accountability Act made it mandatory for companies like Apple and Google to verify the ages of their Texas-based users. As the law is set to be enforced starting Thursday, Apple has outlined an update to its App Store rules.
On the Apple Developer website, the company explained that new Apple Accounts in Texas will be subject to “age assurance and parent or guardian consent on behalf of minors under the age of 18 for downloads, Apple In-App Purchases, and significant changes associated with an app.”
In practice, this means that anyone who wants to create an Apple Account in Texas must verify that they are 18 or older. Those under 18 will need to join a Family Sharing group, and parents will be able to revoke access to previously approved App Store apps.
Oh they aren’t idiots, they know exactly what they are doing, the bidding of some factions that likely supplied them with model legislation through ALEC for this.
They want to connect every person to every account, and record everything everyone does or says or looks at, to run through their half baked ai threat detection models and create secret social scores to be used secretly against us from business to government, to the prices we are charged for items, to that job, that loan, and the like.
One can be an idiot and still think they know they’re doing.
However, you’re likely right. They’re less idiotic and more malicious and nefarious. We’re back in the mode of “let’s use every possible method to try to control people.” What these assholes don’t realize is that eventually the people will rise up again and simply murder them. The rich have this coming as well. It’s only a matter of time and how much the masses are willing to put up with before the dam blows.
You are right as well, they are idiots, in multiple ways. Their actions may be based on a nihlism where they believe in nothing other than self interest, cynical to the core. But many believe a lot more of their own bullshit than someone like me previously thought.
Covid really drove that point home. They are dumber than we give many of them credit for. Look at MTG, she actually believed the bs. To her credit, she rejected it when she learned. But she didn’t already know? We all knew. WTF. The alternative realities we are living under is just incredible.