Illinois Just Told Every Operating System to Start Reporting Your Kid's Age
Illinois' new Children's Online Social Media Safety Act requires device operating systems to report users' age brackets, though apps remain responsible for acting on that data to enforce safety measures.
Illinois’ new Children’s Online Social Media Safety Act requires operating systems to report users’ age brackets to apps, which must then adjust privacy and content settings for minors. Device makers collect the age range; apps are responsible for acting on that data to comply with state safety rules. The law targets platforms likely used by children under 18.