Lawmakers argue the rule could make the web safer for children, while privacy advocates warn that OS-level age flags normalize user-level tracking.

As lawmakers across the United States wrestle with how to restrict minors’ access to adult material online, Colorado has emerged with a proposal that could significantly reshape how age verification ...

Assembly Bill 1043 becomes a law in California in January 2027, and will require every operating system to have age verification in account setup.

Colorado is the latest state looking to join that list. Colorado state legislators Sen. Matt Ball and Rep. Amy Paschal introduced the bill SB26-051 last month. It’s based on AB-1043, also known as the ...

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Rather than having people verify their age on every app they use, Colorado's SB26-051 would implement a way for devices to share an 'age-bracket' signal to third-party apps.