GOP lawmakers to introduce bill requiring app stores to verify users ages

A pair of GOP lawmakers will introduce legislation that would put the onus of age verification on app stores in the latest congressional push to boost online safety for kids.

The bill, titled the App Store Accountability Act, would require app stores like those offered by Apple or Google to verify the ages of all users. It is being introduced by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.), Lee’s office confirmed to The Hill.

“Big Tech has profited from leading kids to inappropriate & dangerous content through app stores, even exposing their personal information to predators,” Lee wrote in a post on social platform X. “I’m proud to introduce the App Store Accountability Act with @RepJames to protect children in America and around the world.”

Read more at The Hill