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

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

Texas is the latest state to adopt an age-verification law for app stores. Despite lobbying from big tech, reportedly ...

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

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

Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2420 on Tuesday, which will require app store owners like Apple and Google to verify the ages ...

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

Age verification is coming to app stores in Texas ... has significant implications for user privacy and data security. The Texas law will require Google and Apple to verify the age of all users ...

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

The state of Texas has passed a bill that now requires app stores and marketplaces to have age verification before downloads and transactions can push through. This law was something that many Big ...

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