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Sponsor says App Store Accountability Act would centralize parental approval for child app downloads; tech, enforcement questions remain
Summary
Representative Melanie Miller presented sponsor testimony for House Bill 226, the App Store Accountability Act, which would require parental age verification and app‑store‑level parental approval for minors’ downloads. Lawmakers asked about constitutional risk, interstate and business impacts, enforcement fines and technical feasibility.
Representative Melanie Miller told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 226, the "App Store Accountability Act," would require age verification at the app‑store level and centralize parental approval for minors’ app downloads. "When a parent gets their child a smartphone, the parent can easily go into the App store account and confirm number 1, that they are the parent or guardian, and number 2, the child's age," Miller said, describing a one‑time verification at the app store rather than separate approvals per app.
Miller said the…
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