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Washington Legislature Toys with Age Verification for Big Tech » The Urbanist

Washington Legislature Toys with Age Verification for Big Tech » The Urbanist

2026-02-14  Per Henrikson

Opponents of the bill agree that children should be protected while online, but not through requiring age verification, or even incentivizing age verification. This distinction is crucial for understanding the arguments for and against HB 1834. Advocates also have concerns that disallowing an algorithmic feed for minors, as HB 1834 does, will impede young people’s ability to discover relevant content on social media platforms.


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