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Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge

Juli Clover / macrumors - A Texas federal judge today blocked an App Store age verification law that was set to go into effect on January 1, 2026, which means Apple may not have to support the changes after all.The Texas App Store Accountability Act (SB2420) requires Apple and oth…


Court ruling exposes First Amendment and legal intricacies

Federal judge halts Texas app store age verification law

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Judge Blocks Texas Age-Verification Law for App Stores

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Judge Blocks Texas App Store Age Verification Law

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Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge

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Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Requiring Age Verification for App Downloads

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Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law

2 months / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law

2 months / theverge / Lauren Feiner


Tech triumph: Apple and Google evade disruptive age checks

Apple pauses app store changes in Texas after court blocks age assurance law

2 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Texas Age-Verification Law for App Stores Is Blocked, a Win for Apple and Google

2 months / nytimes / Ryan Mac

Texas judge says Apple doesn't have to check App Store ages

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Wins as Judge Blocks Texas App Store Age Law

2 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik


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10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various requirements to ve

2 months / bsky / @techdirt.com / techdirt.com

10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification

2 months / techdirt / Rindala Alajaji

Judge Blocks Texas App Store Age-Check Law

2 months / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Apple said it will pause its plans for compliance with the new law in Texas but notes other age assurance tech remains available to developers.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Federal judge blocks Texas app store age verification law from taking effect in the new year

2 months / reddit / /u/Boonzies

Judge Robert Pitman wrote that the statute “is akin to a law that would require every bookstore to verify the age of every customer at the door and, for minors, require parental consent before the child or teen could enter and again when they try to purch

2 months / bsky / @laurenfeiner.bsky.social / laurenfeiner.bsky.social

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Bybit to Exit Japan in 2026 Over Regulatory Compliance Issues

Anas Hassan / cryptonews - Bybit has said it will discontinue services for Japanese residents and begin phased account restrictions in 2026 after warnings from Japan’s FSA. Users have been told to complete Level 2 ID verification by Jan. 22, 2026. The exchange has also launched an …

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Spain Hits Pause on MiCA Until 2026 as DAC8 Ushers in Full Crypto Tax Transparency

2 months / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Bybit to Exit Japan in 2026 Over Regulatory Compliance Issues

2 months / cryptonews / Anas Hassan

Bybit to Gradually Restrict Services for Japanese Residents Starting 2026

2 months / blockonomi / Brenda Mary

Crypto exchange Bybit to restrict access for Japanese users as regulatory pressure mounts

2 months / coindesk / Francisco Rodrigues

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