Meta, App Makers Launch Washington Lobby to Fight Apple and Google
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App makers Meta Platforms Inc., Spotify Technology SA and Match Group Inc. are girding for a high-stakes political battle with the world’s two dominant smartphone platforms over who should take responsibility for verifying users’ ages.
The app makers this week are launching a lobbying coalition to take on Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. as legislation to require age verification gains momentum amid rising public concern over minors’ online access to inappropriate material.