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New Jersey AG sues Discord over alleged child safety failures

Engadget

Back in 2024, California lawmakers proposed the idea of blocking children's access to algorithmic social feeds , and just this year Utah passed an age verification law for app stores , a decidedly blunt way to try and guarantee child safety. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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Pornhub protests Utah age verification law by blocking the state's access

TechSpot

Utah has been fighting against online pornography for years. It called porn a public health crisis in 2016 and previously proposed that all smartphones and tablets in the state automatically block pornography. An age verification law was eventually passed in March, requiring users visiting adult platforms deemed "harmful to minors".

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Utah is about to pass a law making iPhones filter porn — but only if other states pass one, too

The Verge

In theory, Utah’s H.B. 72 mandates active adult content filters on all smartphones and tablets sold in Utah. The law would basically make manufacturers auto-enable child protection tools. So the law is basically aimed at making companies automatically enable them and add barriers to turning them off.

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Utah just passed the country’s first age-verification bill for app stores. But the fight isn’t over

Fast Company Tech

On Wednesday, Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation mandating that app stores verify users ages and get parental consent for certain activity on minors accounts. In a statement provided on behalf of Meta, Snap, and X, a Meta spokesperson applauded Utah for putting parents in charge with the passage of the law.

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Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's app store age verification bill

Engadget

Google is pushing back on a bill that would make Utah the first state in the US to have a law requiring app stores to conduct age verification of their users. A spokesperson also confirmed that the company requested that Utah Governor Spencer Cox veto the bill. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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Affirm, Airbnb, C3.ai, Roblox, Wish file for tech IPO finale of 2020

TechCrunch

More states have been minting their own unicorns, with Ohio-based Root Insurance recently going public and Utah-based Qualtrics heading (back) that way. Any policies that a Biden administration enacts would have to focus on economic opportunity broadly, and much of the proposed plan from the campaign fulfills that need. Extra Crunch.

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Sen. Ed Markey on the politics of technology

The Verge

He has been a proponent of net neutrality, first proposing a bill in 2005. Markey sat down for an interview with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and policy reporter Makena Kelly to discuss these issues, his proposed solutions, and. Ajit Pai, the chairman, seemed onboard for that kind of change in the law.