Two lawsuits are asking a federal judge to block a new Texas law that would require app stores to verify users’ ages and impose restrictions on those under 18. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman heard ...

App age verification isn’t just a theoretical concept being debated in Congress. A number of laws have already passed that require platforms to verify age for users in select states. For example, the ...

Welldoc, which offers an app for individuals with cardiometabolic issues, is partnering with secure identity company CLEAR to integrate identity verification into its platform. Maryland-based Welldoc ...

Pinterest announced Monday it is backing the App Store Accountability Act, a bill that would require app stores to verify user ages. The legislation, put forward by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep.

State lawmakers across the country prioritized children’s online safety and privacy in 2025. Utah, Texas and Louisiana have taken an aggressive approach through new app store accountability acts.

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There are other laws that get it the same basically alleged harms from online content, but they are different in that this one is the first one that has been passed and enacted that requires age ...

Two lawsuits have been filed over Texas' app store age verification law. Credit: Vadym Plysiuk / iStock / Getty Images What do Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon have in common with an advocacy group ...

TEXAS (CN) — A Texas student group and two Texas students sued their state on Thursday to block an upcoming law that would require age verification to download any ...

Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a Texas law that requires age verification on certain websites to go into effect. But another, lesser-known Texas law is about to go into force, too.