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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Apps and Minors: New Compliance Frontiers and Risks in Louisiana, Utah, and Texas

During the 2025 legislative session, Louisiana, Utah, and Texas all enacted statutes imposing new regulatory obligations on app store providers and software developers with respect to minors and, in the case of Utah, include...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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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: June 16, 2025

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Keypoint: Last week, the Vermont Governor signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act into law. Below is the twenty third weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the...more

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Covered Platforms Face Strict Deadlines Under the Take It Down Act

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A new federal law criminalizes nonconsensual intimate imagery and gives covered websites, mobile applications, and other online platforms merely 48 hours to comply with requests to take down such materials. On May 19, 2025,...more

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Utah’s App Store Accountability Act Goes into Effect

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With the passage of Senate Bill 142, the App Store Accountability Act (the “Act”), Utah became the first state to pass legislation requiring app store providers to verify users’ ages and block minors from downloading apps or...more

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2025 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Nine

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App Store Regulation and Device Filters - On Thursday, the Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Senator Clyde Chambliss, regarding app store regulation. Under this legislation, parental permission is required before a...more

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Lone Star Crackdown: Amidst a Patchwork of State Regulations, Texas Moves to Ban Lottery Courier Services

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In a significant regulatory shift, the Texas Lottery Commission has enacted an immediate ban on lottery ticket courier services in the state, effective February 24. This decisive move marks a stark departure from the...more

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Utah Pioneers App Store Age Limits

Utah’s governor recently signed the first law which puts age restrictions on app downloads. The law (the App Store Accountability Act, SB 142), was signed yesterday (Wednesday, April 26, 2025). We anticipate that the law may...more

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Classification of App-Based Couriers as Employees in Mexico

App-based couriers in Mexico are now classified as employees under an amendment to the Federal Labor Law published on December 24, 2024, in the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación). ...more

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California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 22

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The California Supreme Court issued its decision in Castellanos v. State (Castellanos) on July 25, 2024, ruling Proposition 22 (Prop 22), the initiative that allows businesses to classify drivers for app-based transportation...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New York Legislature Passes a Pair of Bills to Protect Children's Privacy Online

On June 7, 2023, the New York legislature passed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (SAFE Act or the Act) and the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA), both aimed at protecting children online. The...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Aid Package Signed by President Biden Includes Divestiture of TikTok Requirement

President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more

McDermott Will & Emery

For the General Counsel’s Desk: Managing Enforcement Risks Involving Cookies, Pixels, and Other Tracking Technologies

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Data governance is a mission-critical issue for every company and institution in the United States. GCs face a host of pressing cybersecurity concerns. Triaging them requires time, attention, and a well-rounded strategy...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

So Now There’s a TikTok Ban for Government Contractors

On June 2, 2023, the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council issued an interim rule to implement a new statutory requirement that, in short, bans the TikTok app from devices used in...more

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Washington State Imposes Far-Reaching Privacy Obligations for Consumer Health Data

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The Washington My Health My Data Act (the MHMD Act) was signed into law on April 27, 2023, creating new restrictions on the collection and disclosure of "consumer health data" by companies in Washington or that is related to...more

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Outside the Playground: California’s Child Privacy Act Sets Rules for Child’s Play

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In his State of the Union address on February 7, 2023, President Biden affirmed his position on consumer data privacy protections and specifically his focus on strengthening protections for children. With several state data...more

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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from January 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

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[Webinar] New Requirements to Protect Children’s Privacy: The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act - January 10th, 11:00 am...

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In September 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA). Beginning July 1, 2024, the act will require businesses that provide online services or features...more

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New California DFEH App Regarding Baby Bonding and Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave

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On March 24, 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) issued a press release introducing the new app it developed in partnership with technology company Neota Logic and students from the...more

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Driving in Reverse? Uber/Lyft Drivers Seek to Undo California's Proposition 22

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Note to Readers: In this two part-series, we will discuss major developments in California’s gig economy landscape this week. Part 1 discusses a lawsuit filed by Uber and Lyft drivers challenging the constitutionality of Prop...more

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California Voters OK Independent Contractor Status for App Service Drivers

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On November 3, 2020, nearly 60% of California voters approved a ballot measure to create a carve-out from the state’s expansive independent contractor law, AB 5, for drivers on technology platforms such as Lyft, Uber,...more

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California Imposes Food Safety Requirements on Delivery Apps

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On September 18, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-3336 into law. This law sets new safety standards for third-party delivery apps, including sanitation and temperature standards....more

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California Enacts New Law Regulating Food Delivery Apps

On September 24, 2020, Governor Newsom enacted AB-2149, the Fair Food Delivery Act of 2020. The new law prohibits food delivery platforms from arranging for the delivery of food delivery orders without the express...more

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