There are dueling bill in Ohio, both of which seek control over your access to the internet.
The first is SB175, which says, covers “application stores” that provided applications or programs and “operating systems” that manage applications or programs on any computer or similar device… and also cover any “operating system provider” which includes anyone and everyone that “owns, operates, or controls the operating system software on a computer, mobile device, or any other general purpose computing device”. This means that anyone with a computer is will be required to collect and prove the age of any and all users, and anyone who is a developer must receive and assess the age information of anyone and everyone.
The alternative ain’t exactly great either. SB167 covers pretty much every and all website, publically available program, or “app” that could possibly be accessed by a minor (i.e. everything).
It is a sad state of things when the argument isn’t even of whether we should accept a digital “Big Brother”, but which digital “Big Brother” we should champion… particularly when predetermined age brackets are involved.
Ohio SB 175 can be read here as of writing, or below:
Ohio SB175(2026) by ThePoliticalHat
Ohio SB167 can be read hear as of writing, or below:
