Children are easily exposed to explicit and violent content via the millions of apps available for download on the app stores installed on every phone, and parents are at a disadvantage—app store age rating displays are broadly inaccurate, parental consent is not required for minors to purchase apps, and parents have no legal recourse when their children fall into harm’s way.
Congress has a duty to demand reform and accountability from app stores for the sake of vulnerable children and their parents. That’s why we need your help.
H.R. 3149, the App Store Accountability Act, would protect children from unrestricted access to harmful apps and put power back into the hands of parents to protect their children. The Act requires that app stores obtain verifiable parental consent for minors to use the app store and download apps, clearly and prominently display accurate age rating displays, employ robust parental controls, and enact age verification for app store users. If app stores fail to do any of the above, the Act grants a private right of action to parents.
For all the unchecked influence app stores have over the American public, they must be held accountable for their failures to empower parents to protect their children. App stores profit from the phones in every American’s pocket—it’s time that Americans take the power over their phones and families back into their own hands.
Please contact your member of Congress to support the App Store Accountability Act. Congress needs to hear your voice as a mother, father, grandmother, or grandfather, and conservative families deserve a seat at the table. Your conviction matters to your representative here in Washington, D.C. It might be Big Tech versus parents—but your voice won’t be heard if you don’t speak up.