The state app-store age-verification wave
Texas, Utah, Louisiana laws live in 2026; Alabama signed; bills active in a dozen more states
State laws making Apple's and Google's app stores verify every user's age and require parental consent before a minor downloads apps or spends money. After courts let the Texas law stand, roughly a dozen more statehouses are moving similar bills this year.
What it means at your kitchen tableIn affected states, parents approve every app a child downloads, with the app store doing the checking. Momentum is high — this is the fastest-spreading model in family-tech law.
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