Overview
- The Coalition for a Competitive Mobile Experience, led by Meta, Spotify, and Match Group, seeks to shift age verification duties from app developers to app stores like Apple's and Google's.
- Utah's March 2025 law requiring app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent has spurred similar federal proposals now being drafted.
- The coalition also supports ongoing DOJ antitrust cases against Apple and Google, criticizing their high commissions and restrictive app store policies.
- Apple and Google oppose the proposed shift, arguing that app developers are better positioned to handle age verification and warning of potential privacy risks.
- Antitrust lawyer Brandon Kressin is directing the coalition, leveraging ties to key figures in Biden’s antitrust enforcement team to advocate for regulatory changes.