In Part 1 of The Heat is On Apple, we exposed how Apple’s ecosystem puts kids at risk — from iMessage to iCloud to the App Store.

In Part 2, we’re asking the only question that matters: What could Apple do to protect children — and how do we get them to do it?

We break down real solutions Apple could deploy tomorrow: device-based age verification, real App Store safeguards, proactive CSAM detection in iCloud, global reporting tools in iMessage, and parental controls that actually work. And we examine the growing pressure forcing Apple’s hand — lawsuits, new laws, global regulators, and parents demanding accountability.

Finally, we share what families can do right now: don’t rely on Apple defaults, consider kid-safe devices, talk to another parent, and get involved in the movement pushing Apple to protect children instead of profits.

Subscribe to The Heat is On movement to receive real action steps you can take to force companies like Apple to do better. Sign up here: https://www.scrolling2death.com/heat

Up next: we turn up the heat on Snapchat. 🔥

Email Apple Leadership: Support our demands of Apple by letting leadership know that you want their products to be safer for kids.

Thank you to our expert guests:

Jonathan Haidt - Author of The Anxious Generation

Paul Raffile - Cyber analyst and sextortion expert

Chris McKenna – Digital safety advocate and founder of Protect Young Eyes

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Video Editing by Jacob Meade