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

Texas App Store Accountability Act, recently signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, gives the big tech players the remainder of ...

The Supreme Court is expected to rule in the coming days on whether Texas can require pornographic websites to verify users’ ...

All apps available through major app stores — such as Apple's App Store and Google Play — will require age verification for ...

With recess set to begin at the end of June, the Supreme Court still has 21 cases to decide — several of them with ...

A standoff over who’s responsible for kids’ online safety continues.

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

The law, effective on January 1 ... Child online safety groups that backed the Texas bill have also long argued for app store age verification, saying it is the only way to give parents effective ...

Age verification is coming to app stores in Texas ... has significant implications for user privacy and data security. The Texas law will require Google and Apple to verify the age of all users ...