The age ratings aren\u2019t always flawed on Google Play or the App Store, and some apps are effectively blocked. However, there are discrepancies in the ratings themselves. Some are listed as 15+ on the App Store but 18+ on Google.<\/p>\n
Making the matter worse is that no platform or provider legitimately verifies a user\u2019s age. When setting up a Google profile on a device, it\u2019s possible to input a fake age in order to bypass controls. The same is true for creating profiles on TikTok and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n
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Baroness Kidron is an accomplished and award-winning filmmaker known for “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” and other films. She wants to see legislative changes that would force Google and Apple into accountability. Along with Baroness Dido Harding, Kidron is advocating for amendments to the Online Safety Bill that would require Google and Apple to introduce risk assessments and age checks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Support for the initiatives is increasing at a rapid rate. There are several members of parliament who are already on board, and many didn\u2019t realize there weren\u2019t already policies in place to protect children.<\/p>\n
Baroness Kidron has a lot of sway in political circles, not only in the UK, but in other countries. She and 5Rights were part of California\u2019s movement last year to introduce a similar bill, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. That legislation was approved by Governor Gavin Newsom last September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UK government is currently exploring a new \u201cOnline Safety Bill\u201d to reduce children\u2019s exposure to certain content. What lawmakers are uncovering \u2013 pre-teens accessing \u201chook-up\u201d and gambling sites \u2013 will likely force Google, Apple, and other platforms to undertake massive reforms. Social media platforms and providers have come under increasingly tight scrutiny for various […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":275247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13],"tags":[81919,81899,82142],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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