Application Stores

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Plain-English Summary

Requiring an app store provider to take certain steps to verify the ages of individuals who create or who have existing accounts with the app store provider; providing parental consent requirements for accounts created or held by minors; requiring app store providers to take certain steps to protect specified personal information; authorizing minors, or the parents of minors, to bring civil actions against app store providers or developers for violations of the act, etc.

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 13, 2026

Who it affects

Parent / guardian

App store providers must obtain parental consent for accounts created or held by minors.

Student / education borrower

Minors will have their ages verified and require parental consent for accounts.

Parent / guardian

Parents can bring civil actions against app store providers or developers for violations of the act.

AI-extracted

Who This AffectsAI analysis

Parent / guardiandirectMajor impactHigh certainty
App store providers must obtain parental consent for accounts created or held by minors.
“providing parental consent requirements for accounts created or held by minors”· General
Student / education borrowerdirectMajor impactHigh certainty
Minors will have their ages verified and require parental consent for accounts.
“Requiring an app store provider to take certain steps to verify the ages of individuals who create or who have existing accounts with the app store provider”· General
“providing parental consent requirements for accounts created or held by minors”· General
Parent / guardiandirectMajor impactHigh certainty
Parents can bring civil actions against app store providers or developers for violations of the act.
“authorizing minors, or the parents of minors, to bring civil actions against app store providers or developers for violations of the act”· General
Student / education borrowerdirectMajor impactHigh certainty
Minors can bring civil actions against app store providers or developers for violations of the act.
“authorizing minors, or the parents of minors, to bring civil actions against app store providers or developers for violations of the act”· General

What the Bill Does

App store providers must verify the ages of account holders.
Parental consent is required for accounts created or held by minors.
App store providers must protect specified personal information of minors.

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