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

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

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, ...

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

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

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas App Store Accountability Act, mandating that Apple and Google verify the age of ...

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