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Inappropriate apps rated as safe for young children are prevalent in the App Store, report warns

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Child safety groups Heat Initiative and ParentsTogether Action reviewed 800 apps in 24 hours .

Over 200 apps were found to be inappropriate for kids as young as four years old on Apple ’s App Store .

The report calls on Apple to do better when it comes to child safety measures.

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