By Maria Dinzeo ( March 31, 2026, 16:39 GMT | Insight) — As US states rapidly advance age-verification and child-safety laws, tech companies are undermining their own interests by using lobbyists to negotiate over these bills in statehouses rather than speaking to lawmakers directly, Vermont state Representative Monique Priestly said Tuesday.As US states rapidly advance age-verification and child-safety laws, tech companies are undermining their own interests by using lobbyists to negotiate over these bills in statehouses rather than speaking to lawmakers directly, Vermont state Representative Monique Priestly said Tuesday….
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