<ul><li>Age verification bills originally aimed at protecting minors from explicit content online have evolved into privacy-invasive surveillance schemes, raising concerns about digital freedoms.</li><li>Tim Cook is actively opposing a Texas child safety bill that would mandate Apple and Google to collect age data for app downloads, with concerns about its impact on user privacy.</li><li>Apple, led by Tim Cook, has intensified lobbying efforts and utilized interest groups to sway lawmakers against the bill, emphasizing its association with porn websites despite the App Store's restrictions on such content.</li><li>Questions arise about the necessity of the bill considering the existing iOS age verification APIs and whether Cook's resistance is based on privacy concerns or opposition to marketplace regulation.</li></ul>

Tim Cook Opposes App Store Age Verification Bill

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