Require safeguards for children in app stores

After the 2024 election, John James introduced the App Store Accountability Act, which would require age verification to access an app store account and parental consent for users under 18. It would link minors’ app-store devices to their parents or guardians, require app age-rating displays, and create enforcement mechanisms for violations. James says the bill is intended to give parents more control and protect children from age-restricted material.

Context: The act was introduced as a bill; the passage does not say it became law. Statement issued December 11, 2024 in his U.S. House role, separate from his subsequent gubernatorial campaign.

In their own words

Require parental consent for users under 18 using App stores.

The source

John James: App Store Accountability Act after the 2024 election ↗

Published: 12/11/2024
Retrieved: 11/11/2026