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

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

Apple tried to stop the new Texas law requiring app age checks. Gov. Greg Abbott signed it anyway. Here’s what it means for ...

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

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

Texas has taken a significant step in regulating minors' access to digital content: Governor Greg Abbott signed a new law ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill requiring Apple and ... to create social media accounts and 71% support age verification before using social media.

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 ...

A recent bill passed in Texas, requiring app stores to verify the age of users for app downloads, highlights the issue and ...

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 ...

Texas is the latest state to adopt an age-verification law for app stores. Despite lobbying from big tech, reportedly including a personal call from Apple CEO Tim Cook, Governor Greg Abbott has ...