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 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 the latest kids online safety bill to head to head to the governors’ desk,

Utah today became the first state to pass legislation mandating app stores verify users’ ages and require parental consent for young people to download apps.

Utah has become the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users' ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices

The bill has pitted Meta against app store giants Apple and Google over who should be responsible for verifying ages.