Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge

Juli Clover / macrumors - A Texas federal judge today blocked an App Store age verification law that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026, which means Apple may not have to support the changes after all.The Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB2420) requires Apple and oth…

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Judge Robert Pitman wrote that the statute “is akin to a law that would require every bookstore to verify the age of every customer at the door and, for minors, require parental consent before the child or teen could enter and again when they try to purch

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