Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Texas App Store Accountability Act, which is set to take effect at the beginning of next year.

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.

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

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

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

The App Store Accountability Act requires age verification from all users and will prevent minors from downloading apps or ...

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

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

The Lone Star State is the second to pass a law putting the responsibility of age verification on app stores, following ...