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 ...

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

STORY: Texas is poised to pass a bill that would require Apple and Alphabet's Google to verify the ages of their app store ...

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.

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 ...