Apple has just announced new features to protect children from online threats that will be coming to its platforms with software updates later this year. Apple said that when a child receives an explicit image, the image will be blurred and the Messages app will display a warning saying the image “may be sensitive”. Scanning Photos for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) Starting with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple will be able to detect known CSAM material in iCloud Photos, allowing Apple to report these to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a non-profit organization that works in collaboration with U.S. Siri and Search Apple also announced that it will be expanding guidance in Siri and Spotlight Search across devices by providing additional resources to help children and parents stay safe online and get help with unsafe situations. Apple dedicated a big chunk of WWDC 2026 to child safety, and the update is the most comprehensive parental control expansion since Screen Time launched. Read more in our articles including "Apple announces new child safety features" and "Apple Overhauls Child Safety with New Parental Controls in iOS 27".
Apple has just announced new features to protect children from online threats that will be coming to its platforms with software updates later this year. Apple said that when a child receives an explicit image, the image will be blurred and the Messages app will display a warning saying the image “may be sensitive”.
Scanning Photos for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) Starting with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple will be able to detect known CSAM material in iCloud Photos, allowing Apple to report these to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a non-profit organization that works in collaboration with U.S. Siri and Search Apple also announced that it will be expanding guidance in Siri and Spotlight Search across devices by providing additional resources to help children and parents stay safe online and get help with unsafe situations. Apple dedicated a big chunk of WWDC 2026 to child safety, and the update is the most comprehensive parental control expansion since Screen Time launched.
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