House Committee Passes Child "Safety" Bills That Push National Age Verification

iamnothere 53 points 4 comments March 08, 2026
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throwaway81523

But Think of thE cHiLdren!!!

bigyabai

> The App Store Accountability Act adds age gating at the app store level Don't forget the corporations that valiantly fought against "sideloading" to ensure this could happen. Props to them and their supporters on HN, hopefully this is what you wanted.

westmeal

Unfortunately no one gives a shit besides a lot of us.

kelseyfrog

It's too bad a lot of the dissenting arguments sounded the same as those against wearing masks. It was an own goal that could have been avoided. What could have worked was a right to privacy, but by then the well had already been poisoned.

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