Texas Targets App Stores with New Accountability Law: What App Stores and Developers Need to Know Before 2026

A new Texas law is poised to significantly reshape how app stores and developers manage users under 18. The state’s App Store Accountability Act (the “Act”) becomes effective on January 1, 2026. The Act will require app stores serving Texans to verify users’ ages and secure parental consent for minors’ downloads and purchases, and will impose related obligations on developers whose applications are offered through those stores, among other requirements….
By: Morrison & Foerster LLP