Research Date: 2026-03-14 Data Sources: LD-2 Senate filings, state lobbying registrations, press releases, joint letters, investigative reporting
Meta is not alone in supporting the App Store Accountability Act. Snap and X issued joint statements with Meta supporting ASAA bills in Utah, Texas, and South Dakota. Pinterest's CEO publicly endorsed the federal ASAA in December 2025. Snap's LD-2 filings confirm lobbying on H.R. 3149/S. 1586 at the federal level. Meta remains the only company confirmed funding DCA and the only company documented drafting bill language.
Primary funder and lobbyist. Zuckerberg personally advocated for app-store-level age verification to Congress. Meta told Pluribus News it has "collaborated with the Alliance to support its efforts." Nicole Lopez (Director of Youth Safety Policy) has testified in Louisiana, South Dakota, and other states. Meta also suggested ASAA legislative language to South Dakota legislators in addition to the confirmed Louisiana drafting.
State lobbyist counts: 12 in Louisiana, 13 in Texas, 14 in Ohio, 4 in Alabama.
Confirmed supporter at federal and state levels:
- Issued a joint statement with Meta and X applauding Utah SB-142 passage (March 2025)
- Co-signed a joint letter with Meta and X to South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee supporting SB 180 (February 2025)
- Voiced support for the federal ASAA when introduced in May 2025
- LD-2 filings confirm Snap lobbied on H.R. 3149/S. 1586 in Q2 and Q3 2025, at least $220K/quarter on child safety issues including ASAA
- Joint statements supporting Texas SB-2420
Source: Senate LDA filing 289972fc-977b-4357-a330-f3589a1cb786, Quiver Quantitative, Pluribus News, Fox Business
Confirmed supporter at federal and state levels:
- Issued a joint statement with Meta and Snap applauding Utah SB-142 (March 2025)
- Co-signed a joint letter with Meta and Snap to South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee supporting SB 180 (February 2025)
- Voiced support for the federal ASAA (May 2025)
- Joint statements supporting Texas SB-2420
- X spent $850,000 on federal lobbying in 2023 (ASAA-specific breakout not confirmed)
Source: Fox Business, Dakota War College, Pluribus News
Endorsed the federal ASAA in December 2025:
- CEO Bill Ready: "Pinterest is proud to endorse the App Store Accountability Act. Parents need a single, privacy-preserving solution to verify their child's age and know they're safe online."
- Announced via Sen. Mike Lee's office
- Pinterest is a member of the Internet Works coalition
- A Pinterest attorney (James Rosenthal) contributed $1,175 (maxed) to CO ASAA sponsor Matt Ball (confirmed in CO TRACER analysis)
Source: Biometric Update, The Hill, Sen. Lee press release, TechBuzz
Mixed signals. Roblox shares a lobbyist with Meta at Pelican State Partners in Louisiana (both ASAA beneficiaries). However, in Kansas, Roblox lobbyists "approached lawmakers to offer information" on SB 372 and a legislator asked staff to record whether opponents were lobbying on behalf of Roblox, suggesting Roblox may actually oppose state ASAA implementation. No clear public endorsement found.
Source: Kansas Reflector (March 2026)
Lobbyists "approached lawmakers to offer information" on Kansas SB 372 alongside Apple and Google (opponents). Position not publicly stated but mentioned in opposition context.
Source: Kansas Reflector
Sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft in November 2025 urging device-based age verification across app stores and operating systems. Aligned with but not identical to ASAA. Aylo's motivation is that Pornhub lost ~80% of UK traffic after site-level age verification requirements. Aylo advocates for OS/device-level verification (broader than app-store-level). Did not formally endorse the ASAA bill.
Source: Biometric Update, Freezenet
Actively opposing ASAA. Apple CEO Tim Cook personally lobbied Texas Gov. Abbott to veto SB-2420. CCIA (Apple, Google members) filed lawsuits against the Texas ASAA. Google sent a formal veto request to Utah's governor. Apple and Google filed in opposition to Louisiana HB-570 but sent no company representatives to testify.
Casey Stefanski confirmed under oath that tech companies (plural) fund DCA but refused to name them. Only Meta has been publicly confirmed as a funder (Bloomberg, July 2025; Deseret News, December 2025). No other company has been publicly identified as a DCA funder. The "founder's father" was identified as DCA's largest donor.
UPDATE (2026-03-16): DCA EIN 33-2669790 found. "Digital Childhood Alliance Inc," Delaware, officer Melissa McKay. Tax year 2024: gross receipts under $25,000 (990-N e-Postcard). The <$25K threshold proves that neither Meta's confirmed funding nor other tech company contributions flow through this EIN. Source: https://eintaxid.com/company/332669790-digital-childhood-alliance-inc/
The Meta/Snap/X joint statements demonstrate coordinated industry support for ASAA across social media competitors. All three benefit from the same structural logic: ASAA places age verification on app stores (Apple/Google), not on social media platforms.
| Date | Action | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2025 | Joint letter to SD Senate Judiciary (SB 180) | Meta, Snap, X |
| Mar 2025 | Joint statement applauding Utah SB-142 signing | Meta, Snap, X |
| May 2025 | Support for federal ASAA introduction | Meta, Snap, X |
| May 2025 | Joint support for Texas SB-2420 | Meta, Snap, X |
| Dec 2025 | CEO endorsement of federal ASAA |
| Company | Federal ASAA | State ASAA | DCA Funder | Evidence Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta | FOR | FOR (all states) | Yes (confirmed) | LD-2, testimony, DCA funding, drafted LA bill |
| Snap | FOR | FOR (UT, TX, SD) | Unknown | LD-2 filings, joint statements |
| X | FOR | FOR (UT, TX, SD) | Unknown | Joint statements |
| FOR (Dec 2025) | Unknown | Unknown | CEO endorsement | |
| Roblox | Unknown | Possibly against (KS) | No | Kansas lobbyist flagged by legislators |
| Netflix | Unknown | Likely against (KS) | No | Mentioned alongside opponents |
| Aylo/Pornhub | Not specifically | Not specifically | No | Letters urging device-level verification |
| OpenAI | No evidence | Supported AB-1043 only | No | AB-1043 is distinct from ASAA |
| No evidence | Supported AB-1043 only | No | Internet Works member |
Every confirmed ASAA supporter (Meta, Snap, X, Pinterest) is a social media or content platform that benefits from shifting age verification to the app store/OS layer. Every confirmed opponent (Apple, Google, Netflix) operates an app store or content distribution platform that would bear the compliance burden. The ASAA coalition is not a child safety coalition. It is a platform vs. distribution fight: social media companies aligned against app store operators.
- Biometric Update (Pinterest endorses ASAA): https://www.biometricupdate.com/202512/pinterest-lines-up-behind-meta-to-endorse-app-store-accountability-act
- Sen. Mike Lee press release (Pinterest endorsement): https://www.lee.senate.gov/2025/12/pinterest-endorses-mike-lee-s-app-store-accountability-act-to-protect-kids-online
- The Hill (Pinterest backs bill): https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5628351-app-store-age-verification/
- CNN (Utah gives Zuckerberg a win): https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/tech/app-store-age-verification-meta-tension
- Fox Business (Meta, X, Snap joint letter): https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/meta-x-snap-joint-letter-signaling-support-age-verification-bill-protect-teens
- Pluribus News (Social media titans back SD bill): https://pluribusnews.com/news-and-events/social-media-titans-back-s-d-app-store-age-verification-bill/
- Pluribus News (Meta lobbies for ASAA): https://pluribusnews.com/news-and-events/meta-lobbies-for-app-store-age-verification-laws/
- Pluribus News (States target app stores): https://pluribusnews.com/news-and-events/check-i-d-states-target-app-stores-in-battle-over-age-verification-child-safety/
- Kansas Reflector (Tech companies vie for influence): https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/05/tech-companies-vie-for-influence-over-kansas-app-store-age-verification-legislation/
- Dakota War College (Meta, Snap, X joint testimony on SB 180): https://dakotawarcollege.com/meta-snap-inc-and-x-formerly-twitter-joint-testimony-today-on-senate-bill-180/
- Dakota War College (Nicole Lopez SB 180 testimony): https://dakotawarcollege.com/sb-180-testimony-from-nicole-lopez-safety-policy-director-for-youth-at-meta/
- Snap LD-2 filing: https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/289972fc-977b-4357-a330-f3589a1cb786/print/
- Quiver Quantitative (Snap LD-2): https://www.quiverquant.com/news/Lobbying+Update:+$220,000+of+SNAP+INC.+lobbying+was+just+disclosed
- ACT | The App Association: https://actonline.org/2025/05/23/into-the-metaverse-the-money-and-motivations-behind-metas-app-store-gambit/
- Issue One (Social Media Platforms Assemble Influence Army): https://issueone.org/articles/social-media-platforms-assemble-influence-army-in-dc/
- Freezenet (Pinterest, Pornhub push for age verification): https://www.freezenet.ca/pinterest-pornhub-others-also-pushed-for-app-store-age-verification/
- DCA (Alabama HB 161): https://www.digitalchildhoodalliance.org/alabama-unanimously-passes-hb-161-the-first-app-store-accountability-act-bill-of-2026/
- Bloomberg Law (Developers worry about Texas compliance): https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/developers-worry-about-compliance-with-texas-app-store-law