[kemayo]

That's also opt-in, though it's opted in by the parent of the child you're communicating with.

If you're talking to adults, or children whose parents don't want to use the service, you're not getting your photos scanned.

[MomoXenosaga]

Interesting, time for American teens to switch to WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal. Kids have sex life finds a way.

Has Apple thought this through?

[ratww]

Interesting observation. This might be more damaging to Apple than anything else.

Without iMessage/Facetime, a large part of the peer pressure teens get for having an iPhone is gone. Now they might start asking for a Galaxy or something like that.

[WrtCdEvrydy]

"The green bubbles are people who can sext, blue bubbles are spies for Apple"

[thw0rted]

Tweens, yes. Teens can be opted into the feature but it only offers the (teen) user a warning before viewing the image, it never notifies the parent.

[tpush]

It only applies to children up to age 12 (inclusive).