The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines ...

Google opposes Meta's age verification plan via app stores, highlighting potential privacy risks and ineffectiveness for protecting children. The company argues that this approach neglects various ...

Some policymakers have scoffed at using methods like self-proclaimed birthdates to verify age since it’s easy to lie on the app. Davis said Meta will double-check any users who say they’re ...

Meta argues that app stores are the best place to enforce age restrictions and parental controls. Google believes putting that responsibility on app stores is a mistake and could lead to data misuse.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has advocated for legislation similar to the original version of HB570 since 2023.

And under Meta's proposed rules, the nuts-and-bolts of age verification wouldn't be the responsibility of social media companies. Punting verification to Apple's App Store and the Google Play ...

Meta Platforms Inc. is headed for another clash with the European Union after a €200 million ($232 million) fine failed to bring Facebook and Instagram into compliance with a tough new digital law.

Meta Platforms Inc, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, No. 5:20-cv-08570. Read more: U.S. appeals court tosses $185 million Quinn Emanuel fee award in Obamacare case ...

The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on the line as states rapidly pass conflicting laws requiring companies to ...