A federal appeals court allowed Texas to require app stores to verify users’ ages and seek parental consent before a minor ...

A Texas law aimed at keeping minors from using app stores with an adult's consent can take effect while the appeal process ...

In a brief order, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Texas to move forward with implementing its App Store Accountability Act while the case seeking to block it plays out. It’s an early test ...

The Republican-led House Energy and Commerce Committee recently advanced legislation enforcing new age verification requirements that would impact app store users of all ages. In a strange twist on ...

Big Tech dropped its lawsuit against Utah’s App Store Accountability Act last week.

Two pupils look at their smartphones in a classroom in Hamburg, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2026. Reporter The European Union is giving tech companies no more excuses to implement age checks for social media ...

The European Commission says the app will be free, anonymous and available on any device and has told EU countries they must roll it out by the end of 2026.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced a new European age verification app that will give users a sort of digital ID card to prove their ages online — without sharing ...

Apple's iOS 26.4 update introduced age checks for iPhone users in the UK - and Brits who don't complete them will essentially have a childproof phone.