This new bill builds on other similar laws.
There are carveouts for some types of services
Users under 13 — who are already theoretically banned from many social media platforms — would not be allowed to create accounts under the rule. For older minors, social media platforms wouldn’t be able to use personal data for algorithmic recommendation systems, though platformssuggest content or advertising “based on context where the information or advertising is related to the content being viewed by the individual.
The bill doesn’t require any specific age verification method, and it says it shouldn’t be construed to “require users to provide government-issued identification for age verification.” But in its most unusual provision, it would require the Secretary of Commerce to test a program doing just that.
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