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If your company has a mobile application, you should be ready to address new age-assurance requirements, starting Jan. 1, 2026. In 2025, four states enacted laws that will require app stores to ...

New state laws aimed at age verification and parental consent for online apps will take effect in 2026, imposing significant compliance obligations and raising enforcement risks for app developers as ...