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And I would rather have the _choice_ whether to prove my age to Apple or not. I think if it were optional, with the additional option of "share my age with websites & apps", nobody would have an issue with it.

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The issue is that if you don’t prove your age, access is blocked.

So it’s not optional. At least in Australia.

It's entirely optional within Australia - I don't use Apple, nor do my kids or their kids.

If a website/app requests you to prove your age, you can’t optionally avoid it and continue to use the website/app.

Hasn't happened in any meaningful way yet, so I'll deal with that if and when it happens.

It is optional, you can skip past it. Presumably you will lose access to some websites and apps though.

This is where the lack of installing software (sideloading) becomes problematic.

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