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I don’t think it’s that.

I think it’s more about setting a norm and precedent that “Age verification is not our responsibility; the App Store layer does that and it’s an established truth now”.

Which itself conveniently helps as a defence in lawsuits when a teenager kills themselves over harmful content etc.



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