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Apple and Google may have to verify users’ ages through their app stores under a coming bill.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. John James (R-MI) are prepping a new bill granting Meta’s wish of putting the onus for age verification on app store operators, The Washington Post reports. Parents could reportedly sue those companies if their kids are exposed to things like sexual material, but businesses could shield themselves by implementing age verification.
Analysis | Meta gains steam in its push to make Apple, Google verify users’ ages
[The Washington Post]
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