Supreme Court allows Texas to require age verification for mobile apps
The justices acted without explanation and left Texas free to enforce the law while a First Amendment challenge continues.
- On Monday, July 6, 2026, the Supreme Court allowed Texas to enforce age verification and parental consent requirements for most apps while free-speech challenges proceed through the courts.
- Texas enacted law 2420 last year to protect minors from online dangers, but the Computer & Communications Industry Association and students argue the mandate violates the First Amendment by restricting protected content access.
- The Computer & Communications Industry Association claimed the law would "render virtually the entire internet" inaccessible, including books by Ernest Hemingway or Taylor Swift albums, while Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued the law protects children against dangerous modern products.
- Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for a 6-3 court divided along ideological lines; the Supreme Court's emergency docket decision leaves the 5th Circuit Court's earlier ruling in place without fully resolving the case.
- Other states have considered similar laws to tighten online regulations for young people, while the high court previously allowed Mississippi to enforce a social media age-verification law despite Justice Brett Kavanaugh noting such measures are "likely unconstitutional.
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