Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation requiring app store operators to verify users’ ages and require parental consent for minors to download apps.

Utah has once again passed a bill that attempts to place new limits on children’s ability to access social media and other apps. The state legislature passed a bill that requires app store makers to ...

The app store is the best place for it,” Meta, X and Snap Inc. said in a joint statement Wednesday. ”We applaud Utah for putting parents in charge with its landmark legislation and urge Congre ...

Utah passed a first-in-the-nation law Wednesday requiring app store operators like Apple and Google to verify the ages of users before allowing downloads. Dubbed the ...

A groundbreaking law in Utah is poised to shake up how minors access apps. Earlier this month, Utah’s state legislature passed S.B. 142 (App ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers in a Congressional hearing last January that it didn’t make sense for his platforms to verify how old their users are in order to serve them age-appropriate ...

Google is pushing back against other major technology companies’ efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the ...

Utah passed a bill on Wednesday that will require app stores to verify users’ ages and receive parental consent for minors to download applications, making the Beehive State the first in the country ...

The app store is the best place for it," Meta, X and Snap Inc. said in a joint statement Wednesday. "We applaud Utah for putting parents in charge with its landmark legislation and urge Congress ...

The bill, titled the App Store Accountability Act, now heads to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R)’s desk. If signed, the majority of the bill’s stipulations would take effect May 7. “I am pleased ...

Utah has passed a bill, the App Store Accountability Act, which is geared towards protecting kids on the internet.  With the ...