We are an alliance fighting for policies that prioritize parent empowerment and children’s online well-being, because every child deserves a thriving and safe childhood.
Urge Congress to Pass the App Store Accountability Act
App Store
Accountability
Putting Kids BeforeBig Tech Profits
App stores connect children to millions of apps but fail to protect them by requiring age verification, parental consent, or accurate app age ratings.
It’s time for #AppStoreAccountability: safe kids, empowered parents, and a brighter digital future.
Progress And Updates
Louisiana Becomes Third State to Sign App Store Accountability Legislation Into Law
Digital Childhood Alliance Commends Legislative Progress, Commits to Supporting Fixes to Big Tech Loopholes Introduced in Final Hours BATON ROUGE – The Digital Childhood Alliance (DCA) applauds Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry for becoming the third state to sign a bill into law that will hold app stores accountable and put parents back in the driver’s seat. House Bill 570, championed by Representative Kim Carver, is designed to protect kids online by ensuring that app stores identify when users are minors and obtain parental consent before apps can be downloaded. Louisiana joins Texas and Utah, who have already passed their own…
NATIONAL POLL: Voters Strongly Support App Store Accountability Act
88 percent of parents support requiring app stores to obtain parental approval before minors can…
Meet Digital Childhood Alliance Executive Director: Casey Stefanski
We are thrilled to introduce Casey Stefanski as the Executive Director of Digital Childhood Alliance…
Statement: Utah Governor Cox Signs App Store Accountability into Law
After nearly a decade of tireless work from a coalition of child safety advocates, Utah…
Journey to Protecting Children in Digital Spaces: How Utah Became a Model for App Store Accountability
By Melissa McKay Utah made history last week by passing the nation’s first App Store…
The
Solution
ENACT COMMON-SENSELEGISLATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN
The App Store Accountability Act closes critical gaps in child safety by requiring app store-level age verification, accurate content ratings, and parental consent for downloads by minors.
For years, we’ve pleaded with Apple and Google to step up and protect families, but they have consistently fallen short with insufficient efforts. These straightforward measures are essential to safeguard our privacy and ensure our children’s safety. It’s time to act—our kids can’t wait.
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Voices For App Store Accountability
Vice President, Public Policy, National Center on Sexual Exploitation
Attorney, Utah State Senator
State Representative, South Carolina
Child Advocate, Parental Controls and Device Safety Expert
Founder, Protect Young Eyes, and Executive Director of the PYE Foundation
Executive Director, The Institute for Family Studies, Director Family First Technology Initiative
Chief Executive Officer, National Center on Sexual Exploitation
President, The Digital Progress Institute
Fellow and Director of Technology and Human Flourishing Project, The Ethics and Public Policy Center
Professor of Sociology and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia
Founder and President of Utah Parents United
President and CEO Enough is Enough
Center for Technology and the Human Person, The Heritage Foundation
Latest Updates
NATIONAL POLL: Voters Strongly Support App Store Accountability Act
88 percent of parents support requiring app stores to obtain parental approval before minors can…
Meet Digital Childhood Alliance Executive Director: Casey Stefanski
We are thrilled to introduce Casey Stefanski as the Executive Director of Digital Childhood Alliance…
Statement: Utah Governor Cox Signs App Store Accountability into Law
After nearly a decade of tireless work from a coalition of child safety advocates, Utah…
Journey to Protecting Children in Digital Spaces: How Utah Became a Model for App Store Accountability
By Melissa McKay Utah made history last week by passing the nation’s first App Store…
