Google urges US lawmakers not to ban teenagers from social media.::San Francisco– Google has asked the US Congress not to ban teenagers from social media, urging lawmakers to drop problematic protections like age-verification technology. The tech giant released its ‘Legislative Framework to Protect Children and Teens Online’ that came as more lawmakers, like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), pushed for the Kids Online Safety Act, a …

  • @[email protected]
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    941 year ago

    There’s no way to enforce an age ban on anything Internet related without serious privacy violations.

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      1 year ago

      I believe the States have that already, with their age verification bullshit for porn. Doesn’t seem like serious privacy violations are a concern for them.

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        -11 year ago

        There’s nothing like that in the US that I’m aware of, though some states have tried.

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          71 year ago

          I think Utah did it, or is at least experimenting with it

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            You’re right, I didn’t realize the lawsuit had been thrown out. The fact remains the law is completely unenforceable without serious privacy violations.