US EditionTexas governor signs app store age verification measure
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that requires app stores to verify the age of users in Texas, needing parental approval for minors to download apps or make in-app purchases.
- The bill was opposed by Google and Apple, with Apple's CEO Tim Cook calling Governor Abbott to try to stop its passage.
- An Apple spokesperson said the company shares the goal of strengthening kids' online safety but is concerned about the threat the law poses to user privacy.
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Texas governor signs app store age verification measure
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Texas governor signs law requiring app stores to verify user age
SAN FRANCISCO: Texas governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill requiring Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users on their app stores, placing the second-most-populous US state at the centre of a debate over whether, and how, to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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