Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Mar 18
#AgeVerification #Lobbying: #DarkMoney, Model #Legislation & Institutional Capture
How corporate lobbying, #thinktank infrastructure, competing model legislation, and obscured funding networks are shaping age verification policy across 45 states and #Congress.
#Meta spent $26.3M on lobbying in 2025, deployed 86+ lobbyists across 45 states, and funded #DigitalChildhoodAlliance (#DCA) to advocate for the #AppStoreAccountabilityAct (#ASAA). But operation extends beyond Meta.
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Age Verification Lobbying: Dark Money, Model Legislation & Institutional Capture

Investigative research into age verification lobbying, dark money, and model legislation

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The New OilMar 15

What is the App Store Accountability Act?

https://proton.me/blog/app-store-accountability-act

#privacy #AgeVerification #politics #IdentityVerification #ASAA #HR3149

What is the App Store Accountability Act? Age verification and privacy concerns explained | Proton

The App Store Accountability Act would require app stores to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent. Learn how the bill could affect privacy and security.

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Christopher HudsonMar 13
A good rule of thumb is to assume any internet bill promoted as “For The Children” would be bad, not only for kids, but also for privacy and the first amendment. @[email protected] @[email protected] #tech #KOSA #ASAA

Keeping Kids Safe Is Good but ...
rlonsteinMar 13
Very interesting opensource investigation on the age verification laws... https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings

#meta #asaa #privacy #lobbying #politics #uspol
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Techdirt [Unofficial]Mar 9

Congressional Republicans Push Bills That Would Block Kids Access To Content For Ideological Reasons

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/09/congressional-republicans-push-bills-that-would-block-kids-access-to-content-for-ideological-reasons/

Congressional Republicans Push Bills That Would Block Kids Access To Content For Ideological Reasons

Should parents have a right to monitor and control which sites and apps their kids use? Today, parents do have that legal right under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The 1998 …

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