Sources: Apple and Google pitch state bills with self-attested age checks and no private lawsuits; Meta backs ones making app stores, not platforms, verify ages (Owen Dahlkamp/Politico)

Owen Dahlkamp / Politico : Sources: Apple and Google pitch state bills with self-attested age checks and no private lawsuits; Meta backs ones making app stores, not platforms, verify ages — Google and Apple lobbyists are engaged in a massive effort to press state lawmakers to adopt kids' online safety laws …