JAKARTA - The California bill, which requires device manufacturers and app stores to verify the user's age before downloading, has been approved by the state Assembly.
Thus, the bill is now one step ahead towards Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. Big tech giants like Google, Meta, and Snap also support the bill.
They argue that the draft introduced by the Democratic Assembly member Total Wicks offers a more reasonable solution.
Where this bill does not require photo identification for verification, it requires the platform to provide tools for parents to show the user's age during device settings.
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This means that the Wicks Bill asks parents to enter their children's age when preparing smartphones, tablets, or laptops, then grouping users into four age categories; and sending this information to applications such as Facebook and Instagram. This information will later direct children to age-appropriate content and screen time.
"This is an important infrastructure to create more mature protection for children in the online world," Wicks told POLITICO.
However, the tech giant Apple has yet to comment. The bill also received rejection from the California film industry group.
The American Film Association (Motion Picture Association/MPA), which represents a large studio including Amazon and Netflix, argues that this rule will bring down the child protection system they have implemented.
In a letter obtained by POLITICO, the MPA urges legislators to reject the Wicks Bill on the grounds that device-based age verification can cause confusion.
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