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Utah just became the first state in the country to pass an age verification law for app stores

Engadget

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has signed the App Store Accountability Act into law, making it the first state to require that app store makers verify their users' ages. We've reached out to Apple and Google for comment now that the bill has been signed into law. Meta, Snap and X have supported the measure. "We

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Utah sues TikTok over China connections, manipulating children with addictive design

TechSpot

In the suit, filed by Utah's Division of Consumer Protection (UDCP), Attorney General Sean Reyes accuses TikTok of violating Utah's consumer laws by deploying and marketing "an addictive product with design features intended to manipulate children." Read Entire Article

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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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Utah social media law will require parental permission for teens to open accounts

TechSpot

Two laws signed by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox Thursday contain some extreme restrictions, including blocking under-18 from using social media between 10:30 pm and 6:30 am, reminiscent of China's curfew on the same age group that limits their online gaming time to 3 hours per week. However, parents or guardians. Read Entire Article

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The Unsung Hero in Fundraising Campaigns Isn’t Raffles—It’s Sweepstakes!

Nonprofit Tech for Good

But , raffle laws vary from state to state—in many states (13, the last time we checked), online raffles are flat-out illegal. Furthermore, raffles of any kind are 100% against the law in Alabama, Hawaii, and Utah.

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Please Join VisionLink In Welcoming Aaron Titus To Our Proud Family!

VisionLink

As an attorney he specializes in internet, technology, privacy, and corporate law and has consulted organizations on legal requirements, risk identification, risk management, and developing a corporate culture of privacy. from the George Washington School of Law, and his undergraduate degree in Architecture from the University of Utah.

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Pornhub parent company blocks access to its sites in Montana and North Carolina over age verification laws

TechSpot

After Louisiana brought in age verification laws in early 2023, Utah, Arkansas, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas introduced similar versions. Montana and North Carolina are the latest to demand websites confirm visitors' ages via ID verification, and Pornhub's parent Aylo – formerly called MindGeek – isn't happy about it.