Texas passed a law this week forcing Google and Apple to check the ages of mobile app store users and require parents’ ...

The move puts the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill Tuesday requiring app stores, such as those run by Apple and Google, to verify user ...

Google and Apple will soon be required to verify app store users’ ages in Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the rule into ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Texas App Store Accountability Act, which is set to take effect at the beginning of next year.

Though no legal challenges have been filed yet, experts predict big tech companies and free speech advocates will push back on Texas’ new digital child safety laws. But McKenna says parents don’t have ...

The App Store Accountability Act requires age verification from all users and will prevent minors from downloading apps or ...

Google and Apple will soon be required to verify app store users’ ages in Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the rule into law on Tuesday. The Texas App Store Accountability Act follows ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law on Tuesday, requiring Apple and Google to verify the ages of app store users and obtain parental consent for minors to download apps or make in-app ...

Texas governor Greg Abott signed a law requiring Apple and Google to verify the age of users signing into their app stores ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the App Store Accountability Act (Senate Bill 2420) into law Tuesday, requiring app store operators like Apple and Google to verify user ages and seek parental ...