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merissahansen.comApr 16, 2026Local News

age Verification Laws: A Trojan Horse for Digital ID? The Rise of State Mandates and the Federal Parents Decide Act

Representative Elise Stefanik co-sponsored the bipartisan Parents Decide Act, focusing on expanding parental control over digital devices.

age Verification Laws: A Trojan Horse for Digital ID? The Rise of State Mandates and the Federal Parents Decide Act
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A surge in state-level age verification laws has culminated in the federal 'Parents Decide Act' (H.R. 8250), sparking a national debate over whether child safety measures are inadvertently building a mandatory digital identity infrastructure.

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Elise M. StefanikR-New York-21
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