Should App Stores Verify Users' Ages and Get Parental Consent for Minors?
The bill would require app stores to verify age and get parental consent for minors. Supporters cite child safety; opponents cite privacy and practicality. Where do you land?
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The case for
Age verification and parental consent could shield minors from inappropriate apps and content.
Source: Common Sense Media →The case against
Verifying ages requires collecting sensitive data and raises privacy and enforcement concerns.
Source: EFF →My Democracy doesn’t take a side — you choose your position below, and your message carries it. Sources represent one organization on each side; they don’t reflect My Democracy’s position.
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S. 1586: App Store Accountability ActWhat it does
The App Store Accountability Act would require app store operators to verify the ages of users and obtain parental consent before allowing minors to download applications.
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (May 1, 2025)
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