2025-05-28
Thank you @GregAbbott_TX for signing SB 2420, the App Store Accountability Act, into law!! Texas is now the 2nd state to enact sweeping protections that give parents greater oversight & hold app stores accountable for how they treat young users. Go Texas!
Bloomberg
Texas enacts an online child safety bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages and secure parental approval before minors can get most apps or make IAPs
If this goes anything like the porn ban, Apple and Google are just gonna pull out of the Texas market. Hey Texans, hope you either have a VPN or you're hoarding every app you coul...
2025-03-27
After nearly a decade of tireless work from child safety advocates, Utah is the first state in the nation to adopt the App Store Accountability Act! “Voices of child advocates have been ignored for almost a decade... But Utah listened. @GovCox and the Legislature stepped up to
CNBC
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill requiring Apple's and Google's mobile app stores to verify user ages and require parental consent for minors to use some apps
and Meta, Snap, and X are thrilled Juli Clover / MacRumors : Utah Passes Child Safety Law Requiring Apple to Verify User Age Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Utah's Making ...
“We look forward to more states, & eventually Congress, following Utah's lead to require verified parental consent before minors can agree to complex terms of service contracts at the app store level - restoring the same standards we require in every other aspect of our day-to-day life.” - Michael Toscano @FamStudies
CNBC
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill requiring Apple's and Google's mobile app stores to verify user ages and require parental consent for minors to use some apps
and Meta, Snap, and X are thrilled Juli Clover / MacRumors : Utah Passes Child Safety Law Requiring Apple to Verify User Age Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Utah's Making ...
2025-03-06
Thank you to @RepJimDunnigan & @gopTodd for their leadership on the App Store Accountability Act. Thanks to their work, Utah is leading the fight to hold app stores accountable and protect kids online. [image]
The Verge
Utah becomes the first state to pass an app store age-verification bill and require parental consent for minors to download apps; the bill heads to the governor
Lauren Feiner / The Verge :