A US federal judge grants a temporary injunction blocking a Texas law requiring mobile app stores to verify users' ages from taking effect on January 1
Document #65 Ryan Mac / New York Times : Judge Blocks Texas Age-Verification Law for App Stores Anthony Kimery / Biometric Update : Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law as unconstitutional Apple Developer : Update on age requirements for apps distributed in Texas Natalie Choy / Bloomberg Law : Apple to Pause App Age Verification Plan After Texas Law Blocked James Peckham / PCMag : Apple, Google Pause Plans for App Store Changes In Texas After New Ruling Mike Scarcella / Reuters : US judge blocks Texas app store age law meant to protect children Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : Texas judge blocks app store age verification law Isa Muhammad / PocketGamer.biz : US federal judge blocks Texas law requiring app stores to verify users' ages Tyler Lee / Android Headlines : Judge Blocks Texas Law That Would Force App Store Age Verification Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac : Texas judge blocks state's App Store age verification law [U: Apple Developer] CCIA : Judge Blocks Texas's App Store Accountability Act as Unconstitutional Speech Restriction The Texas Tribune : Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas law restricting kids from app stores Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : Texas judge says Apple doesn't have to check App Store ages Nehal Malik / iPhone in Canada : Apple Wins as Judge Blocks Texas App Store Age Law Ryan Autullo / Bloomberg Law : Texas Phone App Age Law Blocked Days Before Effective Date X: Ryan Autullo / @ryanautullo : New: Texas law requiring proof of age to download a smart phone app is blocked days before it was to go into effect Jan. 1. SB 2420 likely violates the First Amendment, Judge Robert Pitman says. #txlege https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ ... @actonline : Positive update in TX for small businesses with apps. Judge Robert Pittman in his order to grant a preliminary injunction agreed with what small businesses have been saying from the start: “Protecting our kids online is critical, but the App Store Accountability Act is the wrong Ben Brody / @benbrodydc : Whoa, federal district court enjoins Texas smartphone age-verification law. Congress considering the issue too https://www.courtlistener.com/ ... Adam Kovacevich / @adamkovac : In addition to being a huge waste of time initiated by Meta, the app store age verification bills keep running headlong into the First Amendment. Good ruling by the federal court - which protects every app user's privacy. @senatorshoshana : Huge: “A federal court has granted the Computer & Communication Industry Association's request for a preliminary injunction blocking Texas SB2420, the App Store Accountability Act” Does not bode well for federal legislation in the same model @ccianet : A federal court has blocked Texas SB 2420, the App Store Accountability Act, agreeing that it likely violates the #FirstAmendment. As CCIA's Stephanie Joyce noted, the injunction protects the free speech rights of app stores, developers, parents, and young users, and preserves parents' right to make their own choices using existing safety tools. Read more: [image] Wendy Davis / @wendyndavis : Federal judge blocks Texas App Store Accountability Act, which would have required app stores like @Google and @Apple to verify users' ages and block minors under 18 from downloading apps or making in-app purchases, without parental consent. prior: https://www.mediapost.com/... [image] Bluesky: Lauren Feiner / @laurenfeiner : Judge Robert Pitman wrote that the statute “is akin to a law that would require every bookstore to verify the age of every customer at the door and, for minors, require parental consent before the child or teen could enter and again when they try to purchase a book.” www.theverge.com/news/849752/ ... Forums: r/texas : Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law from taking effect on January 1st r/technology : Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law BeauHD / Slashdot : Judge Blocks Texas App Store Age Verification Law