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

A new budget bill passed by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives supposedly lowers the age of dependents from 18 ...

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

A measure being considered by state lawmakers would require anyone in Louisiana to verify their age before downloading an app ...

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 ...

A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young ...

A new bill would make it illegal for anyone under 18 to use major social media sites, even if their parents say it's okay.

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.

Debate on age verification for internet apps exposed the growing scrutiny of outside influence on Louisiana policymaking.

Texas passed a law this week forcing Google and Apple to check the ages of mobile app store users and require parents’ ...

A bill that would have banned minors from having a social media account has missed a deadline to pass in the Texas Senate.