Meta, X, and Snap are celebrating a new Utah law that will require Apple and Google to take responsibility for verifying users’ ages on their app stores and obtain parental consent for minors. The tech giants have been battling to determine which party should be responsible for age verification on the app stores. Companies like […]
A new Utah law, the App Store Accountability Act, requires Apple and Google to verify user ages on their app stores and obtain parental consent for minors, a responsibility social media companies like Meta, X, and Snap believe app stores should have. Apple has announced a new age-checking system for apps, but social media companies favor Utah's approach of app store verification before download. Other states are considering similar legislation.
