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Texas enacts age-verification law for app stores

Engadget

Utah was the first state to enact legislation that places responsibility on app store operators to check users' ages. Similar to the Texas endeavor, Google also petitioned Utah's governor for that bill to be vetoed. The Republican state senator is married to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Meta lobbies Apple and Google to take over age verification for young people online

Mashable Tech

In March, Utah became the first state to pass a law requiring app stores to verify ages. And according to Bloomberg, lawmakers in the House and Senate are preparing to introduce legislation similar to Utah’s in the coming months.

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Housing market power shift: 7 states where buyers are gaining leverage

Fast Company Tech

At the end of March 2025, seven states are above pre-pandemic 2019 active inventory levels: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. Some buyers, who would have previously considered existing homes, are now opting for new homes with more favorable deals. Weakness in D.C. proper predates the current admins job cuts.)

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New Jersey AG sues Discord over alleged child safety failures

Engadget

Back in 2024, California lawmakers proposed the idea of blocking children's access to algorithmic social feeds , and just this year Utah passed an age verification law for app stores , a decidedly blunt way to try and guarantee child safety. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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7 tips for managing your investments in a volatile market

Fast Company Tech

Almost 100 years ago, isolationist tariffs introduced by Utah Senator Reed Smoot (yes, that was really his name) and Oregon Representative Willis Hawley exacerbated an existing financial crisis.

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Florida is about to ban fluoride in public drinking water, following RFK Jr.’s crusade to get rid of it

Fast Company Tech

Florida lawmakers gave final approval to the bill Tuesday after Utah became the first state to pass a ban last month. The Republican-led states are following a push led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is setting the gears of government in motion to stop fluoridating water.

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New Texas law says Apple and Google must now verify ages of app store users

Fast Company Tech

Utah was the first U.S. Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed into law a bill requiring Apple and Alphabet’s Google to verify the age of users of their app stores , putting the second-most-populous U.S. state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate smartphone use by children and teenagers.

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