The state Assembly approved revisions to the measure (AB 1043) by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D) that would require app stores to check user ages to download apps and make purchases. The Senate earlier passed the measure 38-0 on Friday and it heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), whose office said he doesn’t typically comment on pending legislation.
Utah, Texas, and Louisiana enacted similar laws this year as advocates for children’s online safety are ...