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Texas App Store Law Faces Constitutional Challenge

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

The Texas App Store Accountability Act would require app stores to verify user ages and obtain parental consent for minors. Critics argue it violates First Amendment protections by imposing content-based restrictions. The law's broad definitions could also force stores to police speech, not just transactions.

Meridian48 take
The law's well-intentioned goal of protecting kids online may be undermined by overbroad language that invites legal battles and unintended censorship.
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