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Meta, X and Snap Inc. Signaling support is for South Dakota A bill that requires age verification For users who try to upload apps on their phones, tablets and computers.
The Senate Senate Judicial Committee is set to hear several age approval measures on Tuesday. Including the Senate Bill 180, That “need age confirmation before a person can access an app from the online app store.”
In a common letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Meta, Snap and X, told members of the US Senate Judicial Committee, Chairman and Vice President that the bill is “the best solution to support families”.
In this image, the login page is seen on a mobile device. (Photo by Strest / Nurphoto through Getty Images / Getty Images)
“Parents want a simple and controllable way to approve their child's age and review the programs that teens want to load. The most reasonable and effective place to verify age is at the operating system/store level,” the letter said.
The three companies suggest that the bill makes it easier for parents to make age approval, assuring privacy and security, and be “supporters of adolescents”.
According to the letter, the App Store can be a polar to confirm its children instead of forcing parents to complete the “cumbersome and repetitive” age verification steps.
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Meta, Snap Inc. And X also claims that the need to check age in a safe place limits the number of time and puts the user needs to share personal information such as ID or credit card, thereby reducing it. The risks of privacy, Including identity theft and phishing fraud.
This letter continues: “We all want young people to be protected and protected through online.” “Parents want to confirm their child's age before loading the programs. The best way to achieve this goal is for policymakers in South Dakota rather than at the operating system/store level that puts it into a simple and safe solution and Need to be responsible at the industry level.
Nicole Lopez, director of Meta Youth Safety Policy, will testify to 180 Senate before the Senate Dakota Judicial Court and support the audio of 180 Senate. In October, he had previously testified in the State Studies Committee on Artificial Information and Internet access by young people.
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A joint letter in SB 180 submitted by Meta, X and Snap Inc.
A month ago, Meta introduced the adolescent accounts of Instagram, a system with internal support that allows parents to contact the teens and the content they see. Adolescents under the age of 16 need parents' permission to change any adjustments that may reduce content limitations.
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These movements came after the Managing Director of Meta, Tiktok, X, Snap and Disagreement in the Senate Judicial Committee in January 2024 testified. Hearing in Capitol HillHuman beings to address the question of what responsibility and responsibility should be tolerated if they are conscious or unconsciously hosting harmful content.
Since then, several states, including Florida, have passed age -related laws, while others have been hit by concerns of the first amendment.
Australia also recently banned adolescents under the age of 16 from using social media programs.