Apple claims years-old parental control bug will be fixed in next update

When it was launched in 2018, Screen Time was sold as doing double duties: helping parents keep tabs on their children’s device usage, and helping adults be more mindful about how they spend their own time. File photo

Apple has promised to fix a years-old bug in its parental controls that allows children to bypass restrictions and view adult content online.

The bug, by which a child could get around controls by simply entering a certain nonsense phrase into the address bar on Safari, was first reported to the company in 2021.