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I used Pages to create a document a couple of weeks ago - something I very rarely do - and was presented with this advertisement for Apple Creator Studio when I selected a template:

Then at the weekend I got this advertisement on my iPhone’s lock screen after paying for breakfast:

No idea how I turn that kind of crap off, because “Offers & Promotions” is already disabled in my Apple Wallet notification settings:

Then a load of sloppiness this morning after updating my iPhone to iOS 26.4 when I was asked to double-click the side button to let stuff verify my age via Apple Wallet. That was the gist of it anyway. I don’t want that shit so I dismissed the prompt without thinking too much about it.

But then it threw up a dialogue with this content (I couldn’t take screenshots):

Parental Consent

To provide parental consent to create this child account, you will need to verify your identity by confirming the password for your account.

I’m not creating a child account! I’m not creating any account!

I played the game, then got this message. I haven’t replaced my actual email address - this is exactly what the message said, bold text and all:

Verification Code

To provide parental consent to create this child account, enter the verification code sent to this email address: email

Wealthiest company in the world. Thousands of employees. The premium Apple experience is a thing of the past.