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This Texas app store law could reshape online access as Supreme Court considers challenge
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal judge's block of Texas's 'App Store Accountability Act,' which mandates parental consent and age verification for mobile app stores. The law now faces an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court, with arguments that it violates the First Amendment.
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