Google has expressed concerns regarding new kids online safety legislation, particularly in light of Utah's App Store Accountability Act. While Meta and other tech companies support this legislation, which mandates parental control over app downloads, Google contends that it may shift accountability away from them. Google policy director Kareem Ghanem warns that the law could lead to significant privacy issues, as it requires sharing of children's personal information with app developers, thus benefiting social media companies while potentially compromising child safety.
Meta has spent more than a year advocating for new laws requiring app stores to give parents control over kids' app downloads, but Google argues this shifts responsibility away from itself.
The Utah's App Store Accountability Act puts the onus on app store operators to protect kids, a move that evokes concern from Google due to potential privacy risks.
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