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 ...

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

Utah has become the first state to pass legislation requiring parental consent and age verification measures for application stores, such as Google and Apple.

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

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.

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 ...

The law is a notable win for Meta, which has thrown its weight behind the argument that app stores are the best point at which to impose age checks.

The App Store Accountability Act is headed to the governor’s desk, but a legal battle over the controversial bill seems all but certain.

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 ...

Google is not happy that Meta is publicly backing a Utah bill that would require the search giant (and Apple) to police people's ages on its app store. It's urging the governor to veto the bill.

Meta, Snap and X applaud the move to put the onus on app stores rather than on specific websites and platforms.