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Supreme Court Upholds Texas App Store Parental Consent Law

7/7/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Supreme Court denied a request to block Texas’s App Store Accountability Act, keeping law active after the Fifth Circuit lifted a pause on June 4.
Abbott’s law requires app stores to link users under 18 to a parent account and obtain consent before download.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (Apple, Google, Meta) say the law forces platforms to police speech, supported by 27 attorneys general who filed an amicus brief.

History

Historical Context

Congress enacted COPPA in 1998, and the FTC began enforcing it after the rule took effect on April 21 2000. Major fines—such as the FTC’s $170 million penalty against YouTube in 2019—showed the law’s reach, prompting Texas to pass the 2024 App Store Accountability Act, which requires Apple, Google and Meta to secure parental consent before minors download apps.

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Story summary

Supreme Court denied a request to block Texas’s App Store Accountability Act, keeping law active after the Fifth Circuit lifted a pause on June 4.
Abbott’s law requires app stores to link users under 18 to a parent account and obtain consent before download.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (Apple, Google, Meta) say the law forces platforms to police speech, supported by 27 attorneys general who filed an amicus brief.

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