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Coverage dated March 5, 2025

Utah becomes first state to pass bill making app stores verify ages

Headline from CBS News

Utah has become the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users' ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices.

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  1. New York Post

    Utah becomes first US state to require app stores to verify user ages (opens New York Post)

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    Utah passed a first-in-the-nation law Wednesday requiring app store operators like Apple and Google to verify the ages of users before allowing downloads.

  2. CBS News

    Utah becomes first state to pass bill making app stores verify ages (opens CBS News)

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    Utah has become the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users' ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices.

  3. FOX Business

    Utah becomes first state to pass ‘vital legislation’ on app store age verification, praised by Sen. Mike Lee (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Utah Sen. Mike Lee praised his state for passing legislation requiring age verification for app stores like Google and Apple, the first state in the country to do so.

  4. Gizmodo

    Utah Passes New Bill Requiring App Stores to Verify User Age and Identity (opens Gizmodo)

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    A similar bill was blocked by a federal judge last year over First Amendment concerns.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Meta and other social media companies support putting the onus on app stores to verify ages amid criticism that they don’t do enough to make their products safe for children — or verify that no kids under 13 use them.

  6. Engadget

    Utah is poised to pass an age verification law for app stores (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Utah has once again passed a bill that attempts to place new limits on children’s ability to access social media and other apps.

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