Establishes the "stop online predators act"; requires operators of covered platforms to conduct age verification to determine whether a user is a covered minor; requires operators of covered platforms to utilize certain default privacy settings for covered minors; requires operators of covered platforms to require parental approval of certain activity related to a covered minor's covered platform account.
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[…]the attorney general may bring an action to obtain restitution, disgorgement of any profits, damages caused directly or indirectly, civil penalties of up to five thousand dollars per violation, and any such other and further relief as the court may deem proper, including preliminary relief.
New York plans on enforcing that, how exactly?
The rise of id scanning technology is not a coincidence.
You have to read past the headline to find out the answer:
https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S4609
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