Google says Meta is offloading its responsibility to keep kids safe by backing a Utah bill that puts the onus on app stores ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.