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US lawmakers press tech companies to adhere to UK privacy requirements for minors in US

( June 30, 2021, 16:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A handful of Democratic US lawmakers are calling on major tech companies to hew to a UK law requiring commercial online apps likely to be accessed by young users to meet certain standards for privacy and online well-being. In a letter to the chief executives of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok, and Twitter, Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey, Florida Representative Kathy Castor and Massachusetts Representative Lori Trahan say American children and teens should be covered by the UK Age Appropriate Design Code. They asked the CEOs to commit to the standards, and if not, why not.Statement in full follows. Also see attached document:...

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