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Policy2026-09-15 · source-backed
Communication Safety now runs on-device detection to blur gore and violent content during live FaceTime, extending a system previously scoped to nudity, and Safari gains "Ask to Browse," a parental gate on web access (Apple). Everything runs locally rather than through Apple's servers. Real-time video classification on a phone, at that power budget, is the engineering claim underneath the policy feature.
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