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This is kind of unreadable because the page is full of vacuous quotes from smartly-dressed people applauding one another and saying "we applaud this safer safet

This is kind of unreadable because the page is full of vacuous quotes from smartly-dressed people applauding one another and saying "we applaud this safer safety safeguarding model for the tireless future of the children of the nation in the digital age," and very little mention of the implementation. Will they check age by asking? Is it essentially a law that means that if you're under 18 and want to use social media, you have to lie?

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chimeracoder 2y ago
You can read the full text here: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7694/amendment/A https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7694/amendm... https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7695/amendment/B https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7695/amendm...
- card_zero 2y ago
  > THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS IDENTIFYING [...] AVAILABLE AGE DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES [...] PREVALENT PRACTICES OF THE INDUSTRY [...] SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL SET FORTH MULTIPLE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE AND TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE METHODS [...] INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE METHOD THAT EITHER DOES NOT RELY SOLELY ON GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION OR THAT ALLOWS A COVERED USER TO MAINTAIN ANONYMITY It looks like the plan is for the companies to do age verification somehow. Details to be arranged later, by somebody.
  - chimeracoder 2y ago
    > INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE METHOD THAT EITHER DOES NOT RELY SOLELY ON GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION OR THAT ALLOWS A COVERED USER TO MAINTAIN ANONYMITY I honestly have no idea what this is supposed to mean.
    - card_zero 2y ago
      I think this part is to prevent it conflicting with other laws about privacy ("a covered user" translates as "some kid") and "Existing New York anti-discrimination laws" as it mentions elsewhere, because you can't be discriminated against for lacking government ID.

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chimeracoder 2y ago

You can read the full text here: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7694/amendment/A https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7694/amendm... https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7695/amendment/B https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S7695/amendm...

card_zero 2y ago
> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS IDENTIFYING [...] AVAILABLE AGE DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES [...] PREVALENT PRACTICES OF THE INDUSTRY [...] SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL SET FORTH MULTIPLE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE AND TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE METHODS [...] INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE METHOD THAT EITHER DOES NOT RELY SOLELY ON GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION OR THAT ALLOWS A COVERED USER TO MAINTAIN ANONYMITY It looks like the plan is for the companies to do age verification somehow. Details to be arranged later, by somebody.
- chimeracoder 2y ago
  > INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE METHOD THAT EITHER DOES NOT RELY SOLELY ON GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION OR THAT ALLOWS A COVERED USER TO MAINTAIN ANONYMITY I honestly have no idea what this is supposed to mean.
  - card_zero 2y ago
    I think this part is to prevent it conflicting with other laws about privacy ("a covered user" translates as "some kid") and "Existing New York anti-discrimination laws" as it mentions elsewhere, because you can't be discriminated against for lacking government ID.