Texas App Store Accountability Act, recently signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, gives the big tech players the remainder of 2025 to figure out how they will implement age verification in app stores to prevent children from accessing potentially harmful content.
Age verification laws will require social media platforms to collect more of your personal information, from your birth certificate to your school records to biometrics. The process may expose you to more privacy threats, such as potential data abuse, data leaks, and identity theft.


