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Following a sudden court ruling, Apple must mandate age-verification and parental consent APIs for minors in Texas.
Paul Hill
Neowin
@ziks_99 ·
Texas is cracking down on underage app downloads, forcing Apple to deploy mandatory verification. Find out how this shift impacts developers and users next.
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Following a sudden court ruling, Apple must mandate age-verification and parental consent APIs for minors in Texas.
Paul Hill
Neowin
@ziks_99 ·

Apple is rolling out age verification for Texas App Store users starting June 4th, following a federal court's decision to allow…

Underage users will need consent to download apps or make purchases.

Starting tomorrow, June 4, app developers will have to comply with several App Store age assurance requirements tied to new Apple…

Apple and Google will have to comply with laws in Texas, Utah, and Louisiana.

Texas requires sensitive info just to check weather and sports scores, Apple says.

A tech industry group challenged the law as unconstitutional.

Apple says Texas App Store age assurance rules start tomorrow after court ruling - 9to5Mac