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Google urges US lawmakers not to ban teenagers from social media. (indusbusinessjournal.com)
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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 …

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[–] Waldemar_Firehammer@sh.itjust.works 92 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] flamingarms@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Waldemar_Firehammer@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] nunchuk@lemmy.bigsecretwebsite.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Waldemar_Firehammer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.