Gov. Greg Abbott signed the Texas App Store Accountability Act, which is set to take effect at the beginning of next year.

A new law in Texas will go into effect next January that requires Apple and Google to verify the age of their app store users ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that requires Apple and Google to verify the age of users before allowing ...

A push in Texas to ban children under 18 years old from social media platforms has failed at the state Capitol.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 faded Thursday after lawmakers did ...

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

A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 faded Thursday after lawmakers did not take a key vote on creating one of the nation’s toughest restrictions aimed at keeping ...

Texas governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill that will require both Google and Apple's app stores to verify the age 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 passed a law this week forcing Google and Apple to check the ages of mobile app store users and require parents’ ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the App Store Accountability Act yesterday, mandating stricter controls on mobile app marketplaces to protect minors from online predators and safeguard their ...

The Lone Star State is the second to pass a law putting the responsibility of age verification on app stores, following ...