An online child safety bill approved by Texas Governor Greg Abbott mandates that Google and Apple make sure their app ...

Debate on age verification for internet apps exposed the growing scrutiny of outside influence on Louisiana policymaking.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that requires Apple and Google to verify the age of users before allowing ...

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

The law requires Google and Apple to verify ages of users before they can download apps.

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’ ...

It started out just looking for people to want to play table top war games together with, and then it turned into something ...

Tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, testified on an Ohio bill to require age verification to download from ...

The Lone Star State is the second to pass a law putting the responsibility of age verification on app stores, following ...

Ohio lawmakers want to give parents more say in what their kids do on their smartphones and tablets. And Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is on board with the proposal.

1️⃣ Safety first: 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 ...