More States Propose Bills to Require Age Checks in App Stores

The fight over online child safety is reigniting in state legislatures across the country this year, pitting social-media titan Meta Platforms against app-store giants Apple and Google in a dispute over who should verify the ages of users. At least nine states, including Utah and South Carolina, recently proposed bills that would require app-store operators to check the ages of users and get parental consent before letting minors download apps.