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October 17, 2025

House may shift on smartphone age checks

There’s a Texas-vs.-California split, but it’s not over politics.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is deciding in the coming weeks between the states’ two approaches to keeping kids away from mature content on smartphones.

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