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New Texas Law Imposes Significant New Requirements on App Developers and App Stores

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed the App Store Accountability Act (“the Act”) into law, instituting sweeping new obligations regarding age verification and parental consent for app stores and app developers operating in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

SCOTUS Age-Gates the Internet: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton and the Future of Adult Content Regulation

In a ruling that could reshape how adult content is regulated online, the U.S. Supreme Court has officially age-gated the First Amendment—at least when it comes to minors. On June 27, 2025, the Court upheld a Texas law...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Texas Enacts App Store Accountability Act: Overview and Initial Considerations

On May 27, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 2420, also known as the App Store Accountability Act. The law will take effect on January 1, 2026, and requires businesses operating app stores to verify...more

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Texas AG Brings SCOPE Act Enforcement Action Against TikTok – Just One Month After Law Took Effect

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The Texas Attorney General’s (AG) office announced its first enforcement action under a new children’s and teens’ state privacy law that went into effect a mere month ago. Texas’ Securing Children Online Through Parental...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas’ SCOPE Act Puts Focus on Social Media and Minors

Texas has joined Arkansas and Utah as the third state to impose requirements on social media accounts for those under 18. Namely, with the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (“SCOPE Act”), Texas will...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Texas enacts new data privacy rules focused on protection of minors

As a former Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation who investigated cybercrimes involving children, I know from experience that the topic of increasing online protections for minors provoked intense debates...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Texas Joins Other States in Enacting Social Media Law for Minors

On June 13, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (HB 18) (SCOPE Act). With this signing, Texas joins Utah and Arkansas in regulating social media and its impact...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Texas Approves SB 14 Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

On May 17, 2023, the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill No. 14 (SB 14), prohibiting physicians from providing gender-affirming medical care to minors experiencing gender dysphoria (distress that results from having one’s...more

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