--- title: Supreme Court won't block Texas app-store age check description: The US Supreme Court declined to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act, allowing the law to remain in effect while legal challenges continue in lower... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/supreme-court-won-t-block-texas-app-store-age-check-qkd8zvci4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Supreme Court won't block Texas app-store age check | daily.dev og:description: The US Supreme Court declined to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act, allowing the law to remain in effect while legal challenges continue in lower... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/supreme-court-won-t-block-texas-app-store-age-check-qkd8zvci4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qKD8ZvCi4.png og:image:alt: Supreme Court won't block Texas app-store age check og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Supreme Court won't block Texas app-store age check **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The US Supreme Court declined to block Texas's App Store Accountability Act, allowing the law to remain in effect while legal challenges continue in lower courts. The law requires Apple and Google to verify users' ages when setting up accounts, categorizing them into age bands, and mandating parental consent for anyone under 18 before downloading apps or making in-app purchases. The challenge was brought by a student group and the Computer and Communications Industry Association on First Amendment grounds. The ruling positions app stores as the primary age-verification checkpoint for internet access, a model Apple and Google have supported. Critics warn that reliable age checks require collecting more personal data, raising privacy concerns. Similar laws are emerging globally, including in the UK and Australia. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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