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App Store Accountability Act

Every Child
Deserves a Parent
in Their Corner.

That's why parents are coming together to pass common-sense laws like the App Store Accountability Act—putting families, not Big Tech, back in charge of childhood.

A Broken System Leaving Families in the Dark.

Neither parents nor children are given the information they need to make an informed decision before downloading an app.

Parents are never warned about the risks, and children often have no idea what they're agreeing to or what they're getting themselves into.

What App Stores Don’t Warn Parents About

Digital Contracts

Kids agree to legal terms that waive rights without understanding.

Data Collection

Personal data is collected, tracked, and shared—often without your knowledge.

Predators

Apps can connect kids with strangers and hide their identities.

Bullying

Apps can expose kids to harassment, hate, and harmful behavior.

Self-Harm Content

Harmful content can appear in searches, recommendations, and chat.

Sextortion

Kids can be coerced into sending images and threatened.

Pornography

Explicit content is easily available in many apps with little to no barriers.

Drug Access

Apps can promote or connect kids to drugs and dangerous substances.

Digital Contracts

Kids agree to legal terms that waive rights without understanding.

Data Collection

Personal data is collected, tracked, and shared—often without your knowledge.

Predators

Apps can connect kids with strangers and hide their identities.

Bullying

Apps can expose kids to harassment, hate, and harmful behavior.

Self-Harm Content

Harmful content can appear in searches, recommendations, and chat.

Sextortion

Kids can be coerced into sending images and threatened.

Pornography

Explicit content is easily available in many apps with little to no barriers.

Drug Access

Apps can promote or connect kids to drugs and dangerous substances.

The Problem

Real reasons app stores need to change.

No warnings. No accountability. Just headlines no family should ever make.

Sextortion

Sextortion

Apps make it easy for strangers posing as other kids to manipulate teens into sharing explicit images—and then blackmail them.

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Drug Access

Drug Access

Dangerous drugs are easier to find than ever—and app stores are a direct pipeline.

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Predators

Predators

Online predators use apps to find, groom, and target children—often in spaces that appear safe and harmless.

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Violence

Violence

A gaming app was used by a suspect in a deadly school shooting—showing how apps can become part of real-world violence.

Read the story

Every one of these stories
started with an app.


The best way to protect kids is to put parents back in charge before the download. That's exactly what the App Store Accountability Act does.

We can't change the past, but we can protect the next child.

Every child's best online safety feature is an informed parent.The App Store Accountability Act (ASAA) puts parents—not Big Tech—in charge with real age verification, parental approval before children download apps, and the information families need to make safe app choices.

Parent Testimonials

Parents Across the Country Are Making a Difference.

Ordinary parents—not lawyers or professional lobbyists—have helped pass the App Store Accountability Act in 4 states with more to come. When families speak up, lawmakers listen.

Mother and teen in a car together

Parents Are the Most Powerful Voice in This Fight.

The App Store Accountability Act will only become law if parents demand it. Every conversation, every email, every shared story, and every voice raised for child safety helps build momentum. Together, we can put child safety ahead of Big Tech's profits—and give parents the final say.

What parents can do right now

Stay Informed

Get updates on the bill

Join Other Parents

Connect in your state

Contact Lawmakers

Make your voice heard

Share the Message

Spread the word

Leading a National Movement

Child First Policy Center

We're a nonprofit dedicated to advancing practical, child-first policies. The App Store Accountability Act is our flagship initiative, supported by a growing coalition of national organizations committed to protecting children online and ensuring parents have the final say before apps reach their children.

Supported by a Growing National Coalition

More than 100 organizations have joined this effort.

Digital Childhood Institute
National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE)
Family Policy Alliance
Heritage Foundation