The bill, pushed as a way to protect children online, has drawn the attention of tech titans Apple, Google and Meta.

The move puts the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.

Tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, testified on an Ohio bill to require age verification to download from ...

Tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, testified on an Ohio bill to require age verification to download from ...

Texas is readying a bill to ban social media for minors. If enacted, the bill would make Texas the second U.S. state to ...

Apple and Google opposed the Texas bill, saying it imposes blanket requirements to share age data with all apps, even when ...

Texas has enacted a law mandating age verification and parental consent for minors downloading apps, effective January 1, ...

Senate Bill 2420, which passed both chambers of the Texas legislature, now awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature. The ...

The law, effective on Jan. 1, requires parental consent to download apps or make in-app purchases for users aged under 18.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill requiring Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users of ...

Ohio lawmakers want to give parents more say in what their kids do on their smartphones and tablets. And Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is on board with the proposal.

A bill that requires Apple and Alphabet's Google to verify the age of users of their app stores could become law this week in ...