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

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.

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

1️⃣ Safety first: Texas is the latest state to pass a law requiring Google and Apple to verify app store users’ ages. It’s ...

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

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

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

Google and Apple will soon be required to verify app store users’ ages in Texas, after Gov. Greg Abbott signed the rule into ...

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

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

Although Apple is at the forefront of child privacy and safety features, many legislators still feel that the company isn’t ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook personally called Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to veto legislation requiring age verification for ...