美國多州立法推用戶年齡驗證 Meta、蘋果等互相卸責避罰款
美國多個州陸續推出法例,要求科技公司覈實用戶年齡,保障未成年人的網絡安全,Facebook母公司Meta(META.US)、全球最大應用程式商店的蘋果(AAPL.US)及Google母公司Alphabet(GOOG.US)互相卸責,逃避兒童保護責任的歸屬以及可能面臨的數十億美元罰款。
多間科技巨頭爭相減低對各自業務的風險,Meta主張,應用程式商店如Apple App Store或Google Play應該負責辨識未成年用戶,並形容他們的角色如同「酒鋪」顧客,應由商店檢查身份證。蘋果與Google則強調年齡驗證或侵犯兒童私隱,並認爲每個應用程式更適合進行相關覈查。蘋果更反駁,應用程式商店如同一個商場,而Meta纔是「酒鋪」。
單在今年,猶他州、德州及路易斯安那州已先後通過法例,要求科技公司驗證用戶年齡、未滿18歲者須獲家長同意,並保障青少年不受有害網上內容影響。
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