Apple sued over alleged lack of age checks for casino games in Brazil

Apple sued over alleged lack of age checks for casino games in Brazil

Apple is facing a civil lawsuit in Brazil over allegations that children can download and access casino-style games without meaningful age verification.

Apple sued in Brazil over child access to gambling apps

In Brazil, Apple has become embroiled in a legal battle after three organizations focused on children’s rights asked the court to enforce stricter verification measures for gambling-related apps in the App Store. The basis of the lawsuit is Brazil’s Estatuto Digital da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA Digital). If the injunction is granted, the company will have 10 days to comply, failing which it will have to pay fines of €85,000 daily. The lawsui…

Lack of gambling age-protections land Apple Brazil in legal trouble

Apple is facing a legal challenge in Brazil over accusations that minors are accessing gambling apps through the company’s App Store storefront. Three child-rights organisations, Anced, Educafro Brasil, and Centro Santo Dias de Direitos Humanos, are seeking court intervention and a 10-day compliance period for Apple to enforce adequate age-based restrictions on its mobile apps in Brazil. If the court intervention goes through, the company will h…

A public civil action in Brazil calls on Apple to protect children from casino games on the iPhone

A public civil action in Brazil calls on Apple to protect children from casino games on the iPhone.