"Why do you need age verification on a site where everyone is 38?" ...

Apple today said App Store rules in Texas are changing due to the enforcement of SB 2420, a law that adds age assurance requirements for app marketplaces and developers. Apple users located in Texas ...

A federal appeals court allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor can download apps.

Convenience stores have to check IDs to sell adult products. Why shouldn't that apply to kids surfing app stores? | Opinion ...

Starting in January, three state app store age verification laws will take effect: Texas’ App Store Accountability Act (effective Jan. 1), Utah’s App Store Accountability Act (effective May 7) and ...

Ann Thai, Apple senior product marketing manager for app store, introduces Apple Arcade during a launch event at Apple headquarters on March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California. NOAH BERGER/AFP via ...

Google is pushing back against other major technology companies’ efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the app stores, arguing the onus is on both the stores and developers to boost ...

Australia's 2024 Social Media Minimum Age Act, effective December 2025, set a strict 16+ age for social media, transferring oversight from parents to tech companies. However, the law has largely ...