Meta spent a record 26.3 million dollars lobbying in 2025 and quietly funded a group called the Digital Childhood Alliance to push age-verification laws.
The real target appears to be the App Store Accountability Act and similar bills.
These laws would require Apple and Google to verify ages before anyone can download any app from their stores. That means every game, banking app, fitness tracker, and productivity tool would face new checks and costs.
Social media apps from Meta would be exempt.
The result is a huge compliance burden shifted onto the app stores while Meta avoids the same rules. Public records show heavy lobbying, fast-created advocacy groups, and funding ties that raise questions about who is really behind the "child safety" push.
Full open-source investigation with 47 documented findings from lobbying disclosures, tax filings, hearing transcripts, and more is now available.
#NoPixel - only the southside... can make the southside great again...
No amount of developed features from Developers will help it to be better... its on you as the roleplayers...
If you know.... you know... RETWEET THIS SHIT
#MakeTheSouthsideGreatAgain
Sometimes you gotta stop pretending to be the guy, and just be the guy for a minute - but I kinda want to pretend to be the guy again 🤔 #NoPixel is calling me.
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