New bill would add mandatory age verification to social networks

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Nilay Patel holding an iPhone 14 Pro.
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

A group of US senators has revealed a bipartisan bill that would require social media platforms to verify users’ ages, stop anyone under 13 years of age from signing up, and set up special rules for minors over 13. It would also require the government to test out a voluntary nationwide verification system that would use official records and IDs to check people’s ages online.

The bill, the “Protecting Kids on Social Media Act,” was introduced by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) on Wednesday. It’s designed to protect younger users from things like social media addiction, but it would also require a sweeping reevaluation of how adults and children operate online.

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source https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/26/23699255/senators-bill-age-verification-protecting-kids-on-social-media-act

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