Friday, August 21, 2026 · Kids Online
META CLAIMS IT PROTECTS KIDS — CRITICS SAY NOT NEARLY ENOUGH...
Meta insists its tools keep teens safe from addiction and harmful content. Parents and lawmakers aren't buying it as evidence mounts that platforms still push hyper-sexualized material at children.
Our kids are growing up in a digital world engineered to rob them of innocence. APP's poll found 81% support for porn age verification — with 66% strongly in favor, the most intense response in the entire survey. Age verification is the tool that works.
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