Egypt introduced SIM cards specifically for children

When you consider how many times Alphabet and Meta have been caught out illegally tracking and lying about not tracking *in countries that try to regulate this*, I can only imagine what they will do in "the rest of the world". On top of that with smartphones in particular the entire concept of privacy in apps is just an honor system, devs are asked to truthfully disclose what they collect and use in their privacy policies and privacy labels but the platforms, while profiting billions annually, don't check any of it. Just last year Apple and Google had to make abrupt changes because apps like Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans were caught claiming to be suitable for all ages while their privacy policies restricted users to 13+ so they could collect data and advertise indiscriminately.