Washington – A federal court has granted the Computer & Communication Industry Association’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking Texas SB2420, the App Store Accountability Act, from being enforced against any entity pending a final decision on the merits of the case. Judge Robert Pitman agreed with arguments that the law likely violates the First Amendment by being vague, overly broad, and a restraint of the protected speech of both app stores and app developers.
The law was set to take effect on January 1, 2026.
In October, CCIA sued the State of Texas over SB2420, which would impose a sweeping age-verification, parental consent, and compelled speech regime on both app stores and app developers in violation of the United States Constitution.
The following can be attributed to Stephanie Joyce, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, who is the Director of CCIA’s Litigation Center:
“This Order stops the Texas App Store Accountability Act from taking effect in order to preserve the First Amendment rights of app stores, app developers, parents, and younger internet users. It also protects parents’ inviolate right to use their own judgment in safeguarding their children online using the myriad tools our members provide.”
