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The Parents Over Platforms Act sets clear age verification rules & places responsibility where it belongs. The App Store Accountability Act lets the most concerning apps off the hook. Pass POPA & hold those apps accountable. @RepGuthrie @HouseCommerce @SenateGOP @HouseGOP

POPA gives parents the controls they need and deserve to keep their kids safe online. And it does this in an effective, privacy-protecting way that the App Store Accountability Act fails to do. POPA is the answer. @RepGuthrie @HouseCommerce

The Parents Over Platforms Act keeps kids safe, holds risky apps accountable, & doesn't include loopholes like the App Store Accountability Act. POPA is the clear, better choice for parents, kids, & devs. @RepGuthrie @HouseCommerce @SenateGOP @HouseGOP shorturl.at/KXsHV

The App Store Accountability Act’s flaws are clear: it adds “red tape—including more intrusive data collection and distribution—while applying said red tape to the wrong party” Congress must pass the Parents Over Platforms Act to protect kids & hold the right players accountable

Today's @HouseCommerce markup of the #AppStoreAccountabilityAct proves what we already know -- that ASAA harms devs, won't protect kids & violates free speech. The #ParentsOverPlatformsAct is the right solution and deserves a vote!

@HouseCommerce should throw their support behind POPA! #ParentsOverPlatformsAct #apps #developers

ASAA will cost safe, kid-appropriate apps more than $10,000 per year while letting social media apps get away with doing almost nothing to protect kids.

Developers support @RepAuchincloss amendment to replace the App Store Accountability Act w/the Parents Over Platforms Act.

@HouseCommerce is downplaying the real constitutional, privacy, & economic risks of the App Store Accountability Act. Its blanket mandates impose massive burdens on developers of safe apps, resulting in major compliance costs & creating loopholes that let bad actors off the hook.

The @HouseCommerce cmte is voting tmrw on the App Store Accountability Act (ASAA). They put out "facts" about age verification and the law - but it's riddled with falsehoods. Here's the reality ⤵️ progresschamber.org/resources/a-re…

Let’s not burden safe apps while letting the most concerning apps like dating and social media platforms skirt their responsibilities for protecting kids online.

App leaders sent a letter to @HouseCommerce urging them to reject the App Store Accountability Act & pass the Parents Over Platforms Act, or at the very least, exempt apps like education resources, mental & behavioral health services, and personal safety. shorturl.at/pCu6S

@nicaguilar in @townhallcom calls out the App Store Accountability Act & urges Congress to pass a more sensible age assurance bill. POPA offers "protections for kids without overregulating app developers," while ASAA "raises a host of thorny new issues." shorturl.at/UJVJW

The App Store Accountability Act claims to protect kids, but leaves websites, web apps & gaming consoles untouched. Kids deserve better & Congress can help. We must ditch this ineffective approach & support a bill that actually does what it's supposed to: shorturl.at/gHSVS

Read about a better approach to age assurance here: news.devalliance.org/parents-over-p…

The App Store Accountability Act is the wrong choice. Does it protect kids from accessing mature experiences? No. Does it hold websites, pre-loaded, & side-loaded apps accountable for protecting kids? No. Does it burden safe apps with high compliance costs? YES.

The App Store Accountability Act doesn’t protect kids online, it’s so full of loopholes an armada of trucks could drive through it & it likely violates the First Amendment. Read why the Parents Over Platforms Act is the smarter approach to age assurance: shorturl.at/KkSpz

App owners! Sign our letter to help pass smart protections for kids online. Unlike the App Store Accountability Act, the Parents Over Platforms Act holds social media and dating apps accountable without harming safe apps or violating the First Amendment! shorturl.at/71J9X

To keep kids safe online, the Parents Over Platforms Act (POPA) is the right approach. ✅Places responsibility on apps offering age-based experiences ✅Encourages devs to create experiences that are appropriate for all ages ✅Expands beyond mobile apps shorturl.at/aNem2