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Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids
Summary by The San Francisco Editorial Desk Barbara Ortutay | The Associated Press , as published by NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC)
· September 1, 2026
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Key points This is a crucial step in implementing effective child safety measures. Companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok are working to improve their methods for identifying young users.
Companies like Meta, Google, and TikTok are working to improve their methods for identifying young users. This is a crucial step in implementing effective child safety measures. Determining the age of account holders is essential for these protections to be useful.
The need for better age verification is driving companies to refine their approaches. Meta has a year to develop its methods as part of a settlement.
Further details on the challenges and potential solutions for age assurance are available, including the complexities of balancing privacy concerns with the need for effective age verification.
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Category: News Published: September 1, 2026 Source: NBC Bay Area (KNTV, NBC) Reading time: 1 min
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