thewinepress.substack.com “We cannot stand by as children fall prey to a Big Tech marketplace that profits from their exposure to online predators, violence, pornography and social manipulation,” said the author of the bill.
A number of U.S. states are already mandating that app stores and service providers enforce an age verification process for all users to download any app including California, Texas and Utah, as reported by The WinePress last month.
In the case of Texas, starting on January 1st, 2026, Texas will force users to provide legal identity to simply download an app, any app in fact, even if it is rated ‘G’ – from weather, to sports, to news, a simple calculator or calendar, everything will be affected.
In the text of the bill, the Texas App Store Accountability Act, it states:
“When an individual in this state creates an account with an app store, the owner of the app store shall use a commercially reasonable method of verification to verify the individual’s age.”
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