Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
Meta proposes app stores verify users’ age to ensure age-appropriate content and protect youth, citing over 20 U.S. states with similar measures as proof of feasibility.
- Meta is lobbying the Canadian federal government for age verification rules at app stores, focusing on companies like Apple and Google.
- Curran mentioned that app stores would signal to developers whether users are older or younger than 18, allowing for appropriate experiences.
- Curran stated that parents already input children’s birth dates when setting up phones, making the proposal feasible in Canada.
- A coalition of child advocates has recently called for the return of the Online Harms Act, highlighting online dangers to children as a national emergency.
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Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA — Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age verification at the app store level — which would place the burden on companies like Apple and Google, not individual platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA — Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age verification at the app store level — which would put the burden on companies like Apple and Google, not individual platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.
Meta Pitching App Store Age Verification Law to Liberal Government - The Thinking Conservative News
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Meta Pitching App Store Age Verification Law to Liberal Government
Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age verification at the app store level—which would put the burden on companies like Apple and Google, not individual platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram. The company has been pitching the idea in meetings with both the federal and provincial governments, said Meta Canada director of public policy Rachel Curran. Curran said in an interview Meta has been making the …
She wants Apple and Google to be responsible for this, rather than for platforms like hers.
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