US FTC's COPPA rule presents barrier to age verification as injunctive relief
By Madeline Hughes ( August 21, 2026, 21:25 GMT | Comment) -- The 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act remains a barrier to forcing social media sites to implement better age-verification techniques, even as technology has advanced and states seek age verification as a potential remedy in lawsuits against social media companies.The 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act remains a barrier to forcing social media sites to implement better age-verification techniques, even as technology has advanced and states seek age verification as a potential remedy in lawsuits against social media companies....
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