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Texas Law Lets Parents Control App Access | Texas News
Texas just got the green light from the Supreme Court to enforce a new law that bars minors under 18 from downloading apps without parental approval — a sweeping move aimed at shielding kids from harmful online content. Known as the App Store Accountability Act, the law mandates age verification for nearly all apps, with only emergency and exam-related tools exempted. While critics argue it stifles minors’ free speech and online participation, Texas defends it as regulating commercial speech. After a lower court blocked it, an appeals court reinstated the law — and now the Supreme Court has…
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