The bill, pushed as a way to protect children online, has drawn the attention of tech titans Apple, Google and Meta.

Texas governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that will require both Google and Apple's app stores to verify the age of ...

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

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

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 ...

A security flaw in Microsoft’s OneDrive File Picker has exposed millions of users to potential data overreach. According to new findings from Oasis Security, the issue lies in how the picker requests ...

Texas Senate Bill 2420 would require app stores to verify ages and get parental consent for users under 18 to download apps ...

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.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill requiring Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users of ...

The law, effective on Jan. 1, requires parental consent to download apps or make in-app purchases for users aged under 18.

Lawmakers continue to propose new bills that would require social media companies and app stores to segment users by age and ...