California's new law aimed at improving online privacy and safety for children has the industry on edge and critics warning of disruptions to the internet — but advocates say most users won't see big changes.
to their services to make teenage users' experiences more private and safer ahead of the U.K.'s Age Appropriate Design Code taking effect last year.it would put all new users under 16 into its most restrictive content setting and prompt existing users in that age group to apply that setting, which aims to limit access to sensitive content.called the California law an "important development" but noted the company still has concerns about some of the provisions.
"We believe young people should have consistent protections across all apps and online services they use, which is why we support clear industry standards in this area," the Meta spokesperson said in a statement.opposes the measure, in part because lawmakers did not agree to lower the age threshold to under 16, Dylan Hoffman, TechNet executive director for California and the Southwest, told Axios.
"If your website is safe for everyone, you don't have to age estimate," Nichole Rocha, head of U.S. Affairs for 5Rights Foundation, a supporter of the legislation, told Axios. "But if there are data processing practices that could result in harm to kids, you would be expected to do an impact assessment and figure out how you can mitigate the risk to users."
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