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The App Store needs to grow up
Apple has a responsibility to the kids downloading questionable apps from its store, writes Lennon Torres of the Heat Initiative.
Draw Happy Police: Trivia Game also offers in-app purchases, making clear just how much developers and CEOs prioritize profit — they would recommend an inappropriate app to a 4-year-old and allow them to spend their parents' or guardians’ money on it. Whether we see it in popular culture, like Cat’s storyline in season 1 of Euphoria, or in the news for something horrific, livestreaming for anyone under 18 years old only exalts voyeurism and the erasure of boundaries among children, a key ingredient to the profit models of many Big Tech companies. With a deep passion for storytelling, advocacy, and politics, Lennon now works to center the lived experience of herself and others as she crafts her professional career in online child safety at Heat Initiative.
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