New Texas Rules Aim to Enforce App Age Limits

Supreme Court urged to block Texas app store age verification law

The Supreme Court is being asked to weigh in on a legal battle over a Texas law requiring app stores to implement age verification for users and require parental permission for minors to download apps after a federal appeals court allowed the law to go into effect. Students Engaged in Advancing Texas, a left-wing education activist group, and the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a lobbying group for the technology industry, both…

New Texas rules aim to enforce app age limits

A new Texas law requires app developers to improve age verification for minors before downloading apps or making purchases, involving measures like face scanning, ID submission, or parental account sharing to enhance child internet safety.