Some NC House Republicans align with Meta to push app store age verification

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 411

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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A group of House Republicans pushing for North Carolina to join other states that have imposed age restrictions on social media use want to go further to require app stores to check users’ ages.

Rep. Jeff Zenger (R-Forsyth) said at a press conference Thursday that House Bill 301 represents an attempt to shield children from online predators.

He described child predators’ access to children through social media platforms as “the wild west.” …

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