Under Texas law, app stores would have to verify every user's age, and anyone under 18 would need parental consent to ...

Social media bans for minors risk sacrificing digital privacy in pursuit of online safety.

Regulators around the world are tightening requirements for age verification and child protection online, and businesses are ...

The App Store Accountability Act requires app stores, such as those operated by Google or Apple, to verify a user’s age using ...

Ann Thai, Apple senior product marketing manager for app store, introduces Apple Arcade during a launch event at Apple headquarters on March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California. NOAH BERGER/AFP via ...

Go to the Wallet app and look at the top right corner to locate the "+" (plus) button to add a new ID. There are select ...

What began as an effort to bolster kids’ safety online has morphed in recent months into a broader debate over privacy and anonymity on the internet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

People who create a new Apple account in Texas will be asked to verify that they’re over 18. is a news writer who covers the ...

Most states across the US are considering or introducing age verification laws. The result right now is a mishmash of rules. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is ...

A new survey found that kids find it easy to bypass age checks, despite a rise in age verification laws around the world.