Imagine having to provide a government ID before downloading an app to clock in at work, submit homework, check the weather, or access your bank account. Under a new Texas law, that could become a reality for millions of people.
That’s why we led an amicus filing with CenDemTech (npub1s4j…7hjm) and New America’s Open Technology Institute in CCIA v Paxton.
The case challenges the state’s new age-verification and parental consent requirements for app stores. Read more: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/07/safety-over-bans-internet-society-challenges-app-store-age-verification/
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