Safeguard Our Youth: Support Stronger Online Protections with App Store Accountability Legislation
Learn more about the App Store Accountability Act here.
As technology continues to advance and change, it has become increasingly difficult for parents and guardians to keep their children safe online.
App Store Accountability legislation will simplify digital safeguards for parents and guardians so they can rest comfortably knowing their child is enjoying a safe and age-appropriate experience on their devices. This bill requires parental consent to download applications or make in-app purchases on a minor’s phone, which will help protect children from material that parents and guardians have approved of. It will also require accurate app ratings from developers, clarifying the content of apps. We cannot rely on social media and big tech companies to protect our children.
App Store Accountability Legislation will prevent the need for families to implement spotty and ineffective protections on an app-by-app basis. Instead, it targets the root of the problem which is applications lacking sufficient protection for minors using their platforms. Our children deserve to enjoy and learn from their devices without the risk of obscene or inappropriate content on their devices.
Take action now to protect children at the App Store level! Ask for your legislator’s support for App Store Accountability legislation to ensure safe devices for America’s children!
This action is for U.S. residents to contact their lawmakers. If you are outside of the U.S., you can take our Dirty Dozen List advocacy actions here.