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I traced $2 billion in nonprofit grants and 45 states of lobbying records to figure out who's behind the age verification bills (www.reddit.com)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by ikidd@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev

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God, I hate posting a Reddit comment, but this is huge. Every claim is sourced (I have not verified personally).

Edit: Well, Reddit does what reddit does, it's been removed. Here is a github link: https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/985257

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[-] artyom@piefed.social -1 points 2 days ago

That's not an app store.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 2 days ago

Does the Court ask you?
Does the legislature?
Does Meta come to ask what you call an "App Store"?

[-] artyom@piefed.social -3 points 2 days ago

The legislation clearly states what is and is not an app store. I'd recommend you mull it over.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

(3) APP.—The term “app” means a software application or electronic service that may be run or directed by a user on a computer, mobile device, or any other general purpose computing device.

(4) APP STORE.—The term “app store” means a publicly available website, software application, or other electronic service that distributes and facilitates the download of an app from a third-party developer by a user of a computer, mobile device, or any other general purpose computing device.

100% sure they all come in the category of an "App Store" when convenient for the lobbyist.

this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2026

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