Meta, Utah and Google

Google Slams Meta for Backing Utah's App Store Age-Verification Bill
Google says Meta is offloading its responsibility to keep kids safe by backing a Utah bill that puts the onus on app stores to verify users' ages. It's urging the governor to veto it.
Google unhappy with Meta-backed online child safety bill
Meta's law gives responsibility to app store operators, making them accountable for ensuring children don't access inappropriate content.
Utah becomes the first state to pass an app age-verification bill
Utah has passed a bill, the App Store Accountability Act, which is geared towards protecting kids on the internet.  With the bill, users will have to ve
Meta and Google clash over kids online safety: Who is responsible for age verification?
More than a dozen other states in the US are reportedly contemplating similar legislation in an effort to ensure the online safety of kids and teen users. In the past, both Meta and Google have come under fire for allegedly not doing enough to ensure the safety of minors using their platforms.
Utah becomes first state to pass bill making app stores verify ages
Utah has become the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users' ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices.
Meta is trying to ‘offload’ kids safety onto app stores with new bills, Google says
Meta has spent more than a year advocating for new laws requiring app stores to give parents control over kids’ app downloads, and just saw an early victory in the states. But Google charges that it’s really just a misguided effort to “offload” Meta’s own responsibility to keep kids safe.
Senate Democrats eye plan that would allow vote on GOP funding bill and avoid shutdown
The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the support of Democrats to move forward.
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Bill to loosen media protections, compel outlets to remove online content advances in Senate
Under a bill advancing in the Legislature’s upper chamber, media outlets would have to remove false, defamatory, or outdated ...
House narrowly passes six-month funding bill as shutdown deadline nears
The measure’s fate is uncertain in the Senate, where several Democrats will be needed to cross the 60-vote threshold for it ...
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Ore. Bill Would Shield Consumers From Data Center Power Costs
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would empower energy regulators to make sure homes and small businesses aren’t ...
Indiana is getting $15 billion in Big Tech investment. Residents don't want to foot the energy bill.
Residents in many states are worried about paying for a growing fleet of power-hungry data centers being built for Amazon, ...
Google Makes Case for Sanctioning Texas-Based Patent Attorney
A federal judge seemed open to sanctioning Texas patent attorney Bill Ramey for his New York lawsuit against Google, but indicated during oral arguments Tuesday that she wasn’t sure under what pathway ...
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Google Pay Adds Fees for Bill Payments via Cards: Who Pays and How Much?
By Hera Rizwan Google Pay has introduced a convenience fee for utility bill payments—including electricity, water, and ...