California Just Made It Easier for Kids to Lie Their Way Into Adult Apps

Imagine a world where children can stroll into a liquor store, strip club, or cannabis dispensary and make purchases simply by tapping a checkbox on a screen that says, “I’m old enough to be here.” No ID. No questions. Not even a bouncer who can look them in the eye and say, “Hold it right there, kid.”In the real world, that would be absurd. But this has been the status quo online for decades. And rather than fix this problem, a new California law has enshrined it in state statute. The Digital A