The bill, pushed as a way to protect children online, has drawn the attention of tech titans Apple, Google and Meta.

A measure being considered by state lawmakers would require anyone in Louisiana to verify their age before downloading an app ...

Tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, testified on an Ohio bill to require age verification to download from ...

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

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

Texas is readying a bill to ban social media for minors. If enacted, the bill would make Texas the second U.S. state to ...

Tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, testified on an Ohio bill to require age verification to download from ...

Texas has enacted a law mandating age verification and parental consent for minors downloading apps, effective January 1, ...

STORY: Texas is poised to pass a bill that would require Apple and Alphabet's Google to verify the ages of their app store ...

Senate Bill 2420, which passed both chambers of the Texas legislature, now awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature. The ...

A bill that requires Apple and Alphabet's Google to verify the age of users of their app stores could become law this week in ...

The law, effective on Jan. 1, requires parental consent to download apps or make in-app purchases for users aged under 18.