Parents warned about parental control issues on iPhones

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Parents warned about parental control issues on iPhones
Congressman Josh Gottheimer is talking about parents and parental controls on iPhones regarding time and adult content.

NEW JERSEY (WABC) -- Congressman Josh Gottheimer is talking about parents and parental controls on iPhones regarding time and adult content. He warns that parents are having issues - you can set the controls, but they might disappear.



"So today we woke up and I looked at the explicit setting - it was shut off," Gottheimer said.



He says Apple is aware.



"I've been urging Apple. We called them, wrote them. I've done everything I can to sound the alarm for them to take action," Gottheimer added.



So now he is warning parents to check settings and make sure they are still there - and keep checking.



He says Apple hasn't fixed the problem yet, even though he's been reaching out about the problem for two months.





Eyewitness News has reached out to Apple - so far there has been no response.



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