Litigation to Protect Free Speech and Interstate Commerce
CCIA is challenging Texas SB 2420, the “App Store Accountability Act,” as an unconstitutional restriction on free speech and interstate commerce.
Summary:
SB2420 supplants parental rights and restricts lawful online content by forcing all internet users to register their age when accessing an app store from a mobile device and denying minors access to virtually all apps and in-app purchases unless their parent both consents to such access and links the minor’s account to their own. This law also puts onerous requirements on app developers, forcing them to “age-rate” their apps according to the state’s multi-tiered system. The State Attorney General will pursue violations of SB2420 under the Texas Unfair Deceptive Trade Practices Act for penalties including $50,000 per violation, consumer reimbursement, and restitution.
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Texas
Timeline
October 2025
CCIA filed its Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Austin Division) lodging claims under the First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, and Commerce Clause.
December 2025
CCIA and SEAT argued their respective Motions for Preliminary Injunction before Judge Pitman, W.D. Tex.