All apps available through major app stores — such as Apple's App Store and Google Play — will require age verification for ...

Texas App Store Accountability Act, recently signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, gives the big tech players the remainder of 2025 to figure out how they will implement age verification in app stores ...

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

American tech heavyweight Google on Friday reiterated its opposition to verifying the age of a device's user through the app ...

HB 570 which requires app stores to implement age verification to prevent minors accessing adult content, has been sent to ...

Gov. Greg Abbott's signing of the app store age verification bill isn't just another piece of legislation; it's a potential game changer in how we ...

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 verification ...

Age verification proposals for social media, app stores, and devices have proliferated across the nation at the federal and ...

Google has opposed a proposal from Meta to verify user age through app stores, labeling it as ineffective under Europe's ...

While app store verification may present an apparently straightforward implementation path, it falls short of addressing core security requirements. Instead, Minnesota legislators must pursue ...

Ohio lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are concerned about protecting minors on the internet, but how exactly to handle ...

Platform giants are clashing over where age verification should happen - but this debate may not be so black and white.