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Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Requiring App Store Age Verification
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking Texas SB 2420, which would have required app stores to verify user age and obtain parental consent for minors.
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Key Facts
- The injunction prevents enforcement of the law while litigation proceeds in federal court.
- SB 2420 would have required age verification before app downloads or access to paid in-app content, and parental verification and consent for users under 18.
- The court compared the law’s effect to requiring age checks before entering a bookstore, according to reporting on the decision.
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Age assurance debates often hinge on where verification is performed (platform vs. app), what data is collected, and how minors’ privacy and parental consent requirements are implemented in practice.