- The Supreme Court declined to block a Texas law requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and get parental consent before minors download apps or make in‑app purchases.
- Plaintiffs — including industry group CCIA and Students Engaged in Advancing Texas — say the law curtails First Amendment protections and access to news and educational content; a federal appeals panel allowed the law to take effect.
- Texas officials argue the measure protects children from privacy invasions, data sales and harmful content on mobile devices.
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