Meta is begging the government for new rules on age verification. But is it really trying to stick it to TikTok?

• Meta published a blog inviting legislation that would require parental approval to download apps.
• Thirty-three states are suing Meta, alleging it ignored warnings that Instagram harmed teens.
• But preventing teens from getting apps would likely hurt TikTok more than it would Meta.

Meta is asking for federal rules that would require kids and younger teens who want to download apps — like Facebook and Instagram, for instance — to get permission from their parents first.