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Tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, testified on an Ohio bill to require age verification to download from app stores.

Though standard practice is to verify a user’s age based on whether they have a credit card, Ghanem said HB570 does not make it clear what would constitute sufficient compliance with the law.

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Though standard practice is to verify a user’s age based on whether they have a credit card, Ghanem said HB570 does not make it clear what would constitute sufficient compliance with the law.