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

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 law on Tuesday.

Texas is the latest state to adopt an age-verification law for app stores. Despite lobbying from big tech, reportedly ...

What will be required for app store age verification in Texas? The Texas law will require Google and Apple to verify the age of all users before they download any app through thei ...

Texas passed a child safety law demanding age checks on downloaded apps, but that won’t replace the digital literacy kids ...

Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2420 on Tuesday, which will require app store owners like Apple and Google to verify the ages ...

Texas passed a law this week forcing Google and Apple to check the ages of mobile app store users and require parents’ ...

The state of Texas has passed a bill that now requires app stores and marketplaces to have age verification before downloads ...

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

Texas signs a new law mandating Apple and Google's app stores to verify users' ages, focusing on safeguarding children online ...

Texas Governor Signs Law to Enforce Age Verification on Apple, Google App Stores By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill requiring ...