Utah has passed again This is trying to set new limits to the ability of children to access social media and other applications. The state legislature has adopted a bill which obliges the manufacturers of App Store to verify the age of the users and obtain the consent of the parents for the download of applications. If the governor sign the bill, it would be (as The penis ) the first measure of this type in the country.
The hive state has already tried to restrict the way children can use social media. The State adopted two laws which imposed the requirements for verifying the age and authorization of parents on social media societies. These laws were then in the midst of legal challenges, and a UTAH judges them to take effect last fall.
The “App Store Applied Act” adopts a different approach. He exercises the burden of application stores (namely Apple and Google) to carry out an age verification and parental authorization rather than individual social media platforms. Unsurprisingly, Meta and other social media companies have the app -centered approach.
Wednesday, Meta, Snap and X published a rare praising the measure of Utah. “Parents want a one -stop shop to check the age of their child and grant them permission to download applications preserved in confidentiality,” said companies. “The App Store is the best place for this, and more than a quarter of the States have introduced invoices recognizing the central role played by application stores. We applaud UTAH for having put the parents in charge of its historical legislation and exhorts the congress to follow the plunge. »»
Until now, Apple and Google have not weighed publicly on the UTAH invoice, although we have contacted both to comment.
Given the controversy surrounding previous attempts to impose the age verification requirements on the platforms, the UTAH bill will probably be confronted with legal disputes if and when it is signed. Despite this, other states are likely to follow the example of UTAH on this issue. At least consider similar measures.
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