United States of America: Introduced Making Age-Verification Technology Uniform, Robust, and Effective Act including service access restrictions

On 14 February 2023, the Making Age-Verification Technology Uniform, Robust, and Effective Act was introduced to the Senate floor. Social media platform operators will be required to verify the age of individuals who wish to create an account and use their platform. The individual will be required to provide his/her full legal name, date of birth, and an image of his/her government-issued identification. Social media operators will be required to block any requests of individuals younger than 16 years old. This requirement would only apply to accounts that would be created 6 months after the enactment of this Act. Audits will be conducted by the Federal Trade Commission every six months to ensure compliance with the Act. The first and second audits would accept a 90% success rate in the verification of the age, the third and fourth would accept a 95% success rate, and the fifth and future audits would require a 100% accuracy in the verification process by the social media platform.