Overview

• Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2420 into law, mandating Apple and Google verify the age of users on their app stores.
• Minors must obtain parental permission before downloading apps or making in-app purchases under the new requirements.
• Apple and Google warn the legislation forces broad collection of sensitive age data even for non-controversial apps.
• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has advocated handling age verification at the app store level to streamline parental oversight.
• Utah enacted similar legislation earlier this year, and several other states have introduced age-verification bills as federal lawmakers consider national standards.