We have age verification for adult websites. We have it for buying alcohol and cigarettes, for driving, and for admission to NC-17 and Unrated movies. In Louisiana, a person under 21 can’t even enter the gaming area of a casino, despite being accompanied by a parent.
Mow a bill passed by the Louisiana House (HB 570) is seeking to provide the same safeguards for app stores. But Big Tech hates it. The word on the street is that they’ve literally hired almost every lobbyist in Baton Rouge to kill this bill.
That’s why HB 570 needs your calls and emails today.
Big Tech’s profits often come at the cost of our children’s safety. How often has a child – without their parents’ knowledge – downloaded an app that connects them to dangerous people? How common is it for children to make purchases on their parents’ credit cards without their mom or dad noticing?
As passed by the House, HB 570 requires app store accounts to verify each user’s age. The bill would:
- Give parents the ability to oversee what apps and content their children are exposed to.
- Give parents the ability to consent to or deny transactions and legal agreements (such as terms and conditions) on their children’s accounts.
Digital apps are an immediate and open line of communication for anyone, anywhere in the world, to contact your child for any reason. This leaves children open to potentially horrible, even life-threatening, abuse.
HB 570 will help protect Louisiana kids, but you need to act now! Contact your state senator and tell them to vote in favor of HB 570!
Companies like Apple are lobbying hard to prevent HB 570 from passing … and no wonder! Online micro transactions generated $80.88 billion in 2024. Big Tech makes a lot of money from your children’s online activity, which is often done without any parent agreeing to terms and conditions or agreeing to often-unexpected in-app purchases.
Keep Big Tech accountable to parents. Contact your Louisiana state senator and urge them to pass a strong version of HB 570!
An overwhelming majority – 81% – of parents already support parental consent before kids use social media accounts and apps. HB 570 is honoring the wishes of Louisiana parents.
We urge you to call and email your Louisiana state senators today. Tell them to pass HB 570 to protect parental supervision and keep kids safe.