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Heated testimony as committee considers bill to limit addictive feeds and push notifications to minors
Summary
The third proposed substitute of HB 1834 would bar operators from providing an "addictive feed" to minor users and restrict push notifications during evening and school hours (with parental consent exceptions); witnesses from the attorney general's office and child-advocacy groups supported the narrowed bill, while technology and industry witnesses cited privacy, vagueness and First Amendment concerns.
Committee staff briefed members on the third proposed substitute to House Bill 18 34, which would prohibit operators of an "addictive internet-based service or application" from providing an addictive feed to minor users and would limit push notifications during evening and school hours unless parent consent is obtained. Megan Mulvihill explained phased age-knowledge requirements (actual knowledge before July 1, 2027; reasonably determined age thereafter) and said operators may not retain personal information beyond what is necessary to determine age.
Staff noted enforcement would be via the Consumer Protection Act.…
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