As states across the country race to rein in children’s online exposure, Alabama lawmakers are weighing a bill that would require age verification and parental ...

Key point: Alabama joins the growing list of states that have enacted app store laws. On February 17, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed HB 161 into law. In doing so, Alabama joins Texas, Utah, ...

University of Alabama students developed a free app for the nonprofit Victims of Crime and Leniency.

States including Texas, Utah, Louisiana, and California have begun shifting children’s online safety obligations from individual apps and websites to app stores and operating systems. These laws ...