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An end to kids’ doom scrolling? Nevada aims to restrict social media
TikTok, Facebook and other platforms could soon be prohibited from sending notifications to minors during school day.
Senator presses Digital Childhood Alliance on tech industry ties
Debate on age verification for internet apps exposed the growing scrutiny of outside influence on Louisiana policymaking.
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Bill that would have banned Texas minors from social media misses key deadline
A bill that would have banned minors from having a social media account has missed a deadline to pass in the Texas Senate.
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Will Louisiana require age verification on apps? A bill stirs debate with Google, Meta.
The bill, pushed as a way to protect children online, has drawn the attention of tech titans Apple, Google and Meta.
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Texas aims to ban anyone under 18 from social media. Starting in 2026, Apple and Google apps will require age verification
No more TikTok or Snapchat without parental permission? Texas could become first state to block social media for all teens.
Texas governor signs law to enforce age verification on Apple, Google app stores
The move puts the state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.
A new Texas law mandates age checks on phones. It may be just the start.
Texas passed a law this week forcing Google and Apple to check the ages of mobile app store users and require parents’ ...
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Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram, testifies on Ohio's bill to require age verification
Tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, testified on an Ohio bill to require age verification to download from ...
Meta testifies on Ohio's bill to require age verification
Tech giant Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, testified on an Ohio bill to require age verification to download from ...
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Meta testifies at Ohio Statehouse in favor of age verification in app store
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.
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Texas law will require age verification, parental consent for app store downloads
The App Store Accountability Act requires age verification from all users and will prevent minors from downloading apps or ...
Texas forces Google and Apple to verify ages in app stores. Teen social media ban could be next.
Texas has signed into law its online child safety bill, a sweeping measure that mandates Apple and Google must verify user ages and secure parental approval before minors can download apps or make ...