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

Texas will now require age verification for use of the iOS App Store, thanks to the state's App Store Accountability Act, ...

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

Texas Governor Greg Abbott today signed into law the App Store Accountability Act, which will require Apple and Google to ...

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

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 state’s governor signed a new law that will give parents more control over the apps that minors download, part of a raft ...

Meta is also part of a new lobbying group in Washington, the Coalition for Competitive Mobile Experience, pushing for app store age verification and raising concerns about Apple’s app store ...

Texas is the latest state to pass a law requiring Google and Apple to verify app store users’ ages. It’s part of a broader push to better protect kids online, but critics say the verification ...

Age verification is coming to app stores in Texas ... Greg Abbott signed the Texas App Store Accountability Act, which is set to take effect at the beginning of next year. The new law, which ...