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The law also specifically excludes from the age-verification mandate internet search engines and social media sites, such as Reddit and Facebook ... than the federal Bill of Rights.

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

A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young ...

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

TikTok, Facebook and other platforms could soon be prohibited from sending notifications to minors during school day.

Debate on age verification for internet apps exposed the growing scrutiny of outside influence on Louisiana policymaking.

A bill that would have banned minors from having a social media account has missed a deadline to pass in the Texas Senate.

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

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

No more TikTok or Snapchat without parental permission? Texas could become first state to block social media for all teens.

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