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Texas Governor Signs Off on App Store Law Against Tim Cook's Wishes
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If you want to move out of "Taxes" there aren't many states with a total tax burden lighter than Texas, which is 40/50 for total tax burden.
Here are your options for ones with lower tax burdens.
41 Idaho 7.54%
42 Oklahoma 7.01%
43 North Dakota 6.61%
44 Delaware 6.52%
45 Florida 6.49%
46 South Dakota 6.46%
47 Tennessee 6.38%
48 New Hampshire 5.94%
49 Wyoming 5.79%
50 Alaska 4.93%
Utah is 14th for overall state tax burden, but yes, stay away from those beautiful mountains, amazing national parks, and the friendly and kind people there (I don't live there but do visit occasionally).
If I could leave Texas, I would. This is one of the worst places on earth in which to live. Sadly, my only hope is a pine box.
Glad to know someone is standing up for the children.
How are children getting unrestricted access to a smartphone where they can download whatever apps they want?
Apparently people want to foist the responsibility of parenting onto the government and private companies.
If YOU decide to have children, it is YOUR responsibility to parent them appropriately. There are literally FREE parental controls built in to iOS that would literally do what this law does, without imposing on every other adult.
Why do we need government-mandated age verification for app stores, but kids can turn on the television and see all manner of sex and violence unrestricted by any law. Make it make sense.
Apparently people want to foist the responsibility of parenting onto the government and private companies.
If YOU decide to have children, it is YOUR responsibility to parent them appropriately. There are literally FREE parental controls built in to iOS that would literally do what this law does, without imposing on every other adult.
Why do we need government-mandated age verification for app stores, but kids can turn on the television and see all manner of sex and violence unrestricted by any law. Make it make sense.
I wonder if this is the same bill that will impact anime in Texas. Things are getting a bit ridiculous. I wish parents would do their job. I just won’t download apps instead of uploading my photo id everywhere. And I’m in my late 40s!
Yeah this makes a lot of sense, and Apple probably won’t need to collect much, if any, additional info (depending on what the bill requires). Seems pretty straightforward for Apple to say, for example, that if the name on your Apple Account matches your credit card info, you’re 18+, or if you’ve had an active Apple Account for 15+ years, etc
No, that’s a different bill aimed at social media platforms (that’s almost certainly unconstitutional). This one will probably hold up, depending on the details, and I highly doubt Apple will require anyone to upload a photo ID.
A lot of people watch The Bachelor. Doesn’t make it quality programming.
My God. How are Americans so heartless to allow this nonsense? Why are people so cruel. Fight the real enemy... the tax code that allows billionaires to hoard wealth instead of taxing them properly. Don't starve Kids.Well, color me confused because the Republican's new "Big Beautiful Bill" thinks 7 year old's can be self-dependent.
I guess 7 is old enough to work and get money to buy food, but not download apps on the App Store.
Unpacking claims GOP's 'big beautiful bill' lowers age of dependents from 18 to 7 years old
The bill lowers the age of dependents from under 18 to under seven years old, but only in the context of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.www.snopes.com
of ffs. people lwho comment like this is why we can't have nice things. Like democracy.
Yet they lowered the age to be charged as an adult to 14 for several crimes.
Good old Texas. Give women no rights but say you are protecting the children. Rich white men, oil, and religion are what matter there.
Why didn’t Apple implement this themselves then? It’s right up their alley as age verification without risking your identity leaking
So once again, republicans are doing something dumb because they cant spare the effort to parent their children correctly so we all suffer.
How does youtube accomplish this? Just curious as it seems hard to verify age in way that kids can't easily bypass.
Nobody cares that Tim Cook’s feelings are hurt. Apple users have been asking him to resign for a long while now, due to horrible software developers and failed products, and he doesn’t listen to them, so what’s the difference. Cry yourself to sleep tonight, Timmy.
They don’t even have to go that far. Just geo-block the App Store for Texas. That and kill the AI server plant for Houston. Legislation, like elections, has consequences.
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The first time I came across it, I think I had to enter/“verify” my age; it might also rely upon your Google/Gmail account 🤷♂️
Oh they can easily bypass. It's just typing in your date of birth. I was just pointing out age verification is every where anyways.