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# SCOTUS declines to block a Texas law requiring app stores and developers to verify the age of mobile device users, and for minors to obtain parental consent (Andrew Chung/Reuters)

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**Published:** July 6, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260706/p30#a260706p30  

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Andrew Chung / Reuters: SCOTUS declines to block a Texas law requiring app stores and developers to verify the age of mobile device users, and for minors to obtain parental consent &mdash; The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to block a Texas law requiring app stores and developers to verify the age of mobile device users &hellip;

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