New laws in these states and others are cracking down on how app and tech companies can engage with teens. The Texas legislature sent Governor Abbot a law making it the second state after Utah to require app distributors to verify user ages and block those under 18 from downloading apps without parental consent. Virginia’s governor just signed a bill that restricts teen social media to 1-hr/day unless parents consent to more; and Arkansas has a new law that 1) requires parental consent for data collection, 2) prohibits targeted advertising to teens and, 3) limits data collection to only what is necessary for servicing.

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