App Store Accountability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- May 1, 2025
What it does
The App Store Accountability Act would require covered app store providers (those with over 5 million U.S. users) to verify users' ages, link minor accounts to parental accounts, and obtain verifiable parental consent before allowing minors to download apps or make in-app purchases. It mandates that app stores share age category and parental consent status with developers, notify parents of significant app changes, and protect age verification data. App developers must use the app store’s age verification system, cannot enforce terms against minors without verified parental consent, and are restricted from sharing age data with unaffiliated third parties. The Federal Trade Commission would…
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Where it goes next
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