This summer, Apple announced a new “child safety” feature, the goal is to make children safer when online. Apple today released the second beta version of iOS 15.2, adding communication security features to messages. Communication security is a family-sharing feature that can be turned on by parents and can be turned on instead of being activated by default.
When opened, the messaging app can detect naked content in images sent or received by children. If a child receives or tries to send a nude photo, the image will be blurred, the child will be warned about the content, told not to look at the photo, and provide resources to contact someone they trust for help.
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When the communication security was first announced, Apple stated that parents of children under the age of 13 can choose to receive notifications if their children view nude pictures in their messages, but after receiving feedback, Apple has removed this feature. Apple now says it will not send notifications to parents.
Apple removed the notification option because some people believe that parental notification may pose a risk to children in situations of parental violence or abuse. For all children, including children under 13 years of age, Apple will instead provide guidance to seek help from trusted adults when nude photos are involved. In addition to communication security, Apple plans to add some resources to Siri and search later this year to help children and parents avoid online insecurity.