Committee hears age‑verification proposal for material harmful to minors; industry seeks clarifications
SB648 would require commercial websites and apps with material 'harmful to minors' to use strict age verification; supporters cited research and a recent court decision, while industry and booksellers warned of scope, definition and implementation problems.
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A Senate hearing on a proposal to require commercial websites and apps to verify users' ages before permitting access to material deemed harmful to minors drew broad testimony from citizens, faith groups, industry and booksellers.
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