Sources: Apple and Google pitch state bills with self-attested age checks and no private lawsuits; Meta backs ones making app stores, not platforms, verify ages (Owen Dahlkamp/Politico)
Google and Apple lobbyists are engaged in a massive effort to press state lawmakers to adopt kids' online safety laws …
Apple and Google are lobbying state lawmakers to adopt online safety laws for kids. According to sources, they are pitching bills that would require self-attested age checks and prohibit private lawsuits.
Meta, on the other hand, is backing bills that would make app stores, rather than platforms, responsible for verifying users' ages.
The efforts by these tech giants come amid ongoing debates about their power and influence, with some critics arguing that they exploit the public and developers.
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