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 ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Despite Apple's objections, new App Store users in Texas will soon be subject to age verification, as a new state law is set to take effect on June 4. In May 2025, the Texas App Store Accountability ...

Texas could have a serious legal battle on its hands thanks to an age verification law for app stores that it recently enacted. In response to the Texas App Store Accountability Act, the Computer & ...

TEXAS (CN) — A Texas student group and two Texas students sued their state on Thursday to block an upcoming law that would require age verification to download any ...

As a queer, brown teenager growing up in a conservative part of Texas, Sarah Philips, a campaigner for Fight for the Future, said the internet served as a place to find community. “Most people I know ...

Apple's App Store age verification system has been updated to ensure compliance can be maintained in places like Louisiana, Utah, Australia, Brazil, and Singapore. Specifically, users in Australia, ...

Launched in beta last year, Play Age Signal API does not require an ID or selfie verification. Here’s how it works.

Governments around the world are suddenly very keen on online age verification requirements. In some places, this takes the form of ID requirements to access adult content, but several US states have ...