Google opposes Meta's age verification plan via app stores, highlighting potential privacy risks and ineffectiveness for protecting children. The company argues that this approach neglects various ...

WhatsApp’s new safety rules, yet old challenges The updated age requirement appears to reflect Meta’s effort to demonstrate compliance with the legislation.

Age verification laws are still a legal gray zone in the U.S., but they’re starting to take shape. As of now, 18 states have passed legislation requiring pornography sites to verify users’ ages.

But Meta, Snap, and X have praised the law, which Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed on Wednesday. The App Store Accountability Act, also known as S.B. 142, is set to take effect on May 7 — but is ...

A federal judge in 2024 temporarily blocked Utah's first-in-the-nation law requiring social media companies to check the ages of all users and place restrictions on accounts belonging to minors.

A federal judge in 2024 temporarily blocked Utah's first-in-the-nation law requiring social media companies to check the ages of all users and place restrictions on accounts belonging to minors.

Business Meta hosts Screen Smart event highlighting age-verification reforms Industry experts talk to Nashville parents about social media safety Julianne Akers Jun 12, 2025 Photo: Julianne Akers ...

Meta, Snap Inc. and X also claim that requiring an age check in one secure location limits the number of times and places a user has to share personal information, such as an ID or credit card ...