40 State Attorneys General Want To Tie Online Access to ID
Summary
A coalition of 40 state and territorial attorneys general urges Congress to adopt the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act, pushing for a federal duty of care and device- or OS-level age verification. The proposal would empower the FTC to enforce compliance and move age verification toward hardware/OS integration, raising constitutional concerns about anonymous speech and privacy while aiming to curb online harms. If enacted, the framework could reshape platform design and user access to online content, creating a potential paper trail of verified identity.