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Google Opposes Age Control in Online App Stores

Summary by El Comercio
Several EU countries, including France, Spain and Greece, called on Brussels to further regulate the use of online platforms by children, in the face of concerns about their addictive nature, as well as the dangers related to cyberbullying or the proliferation of hate speech.
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The US tech giant Google reiterated this Friday its rejection of the proposal promoted by its competitor Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram), which seeks to implement an age verification system for users of app stores. As Google explained in his blog, applying this measure on platforms such as Google Play and Apple’s App Store would imply “sharing detailed data on age ranges with millions of developers who do not need them.” The company also …

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The U.S. technology giant Google reaffirmed yesterday's opposition to the proposal (which characterises the right to “instinctively”) promoted by his Meta (Facebook, Instagram) revolt to introduce...

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Paris, France US tech giant Google reaffirmed Friday its opposition to its rival Meta's (Facebook, Instagram) proposal to implement an online user age check at the app store level. Imposing this measure on Google Play or Apple's App Store "would require sharing detailed data on age ranges with millions of developers who don't need them," Google argues in a blog post. The multinational expresses its "concern about the risks this 'solution' would …

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udgtv broke the news in on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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