ACT | The App Association Supports Injunction Against Texas Law S.B. 2420
WASHINGTON, DC – ACT | The App Association (ACT) calls on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas to issue a preliminary injunction halting the effective date of Texas S.B. 2420.
“This deeply flawed law is based on a complete misunderstanding of how the app economy works and what parents say they need to keep their kids safe” said Morgan Reed, president of ACT | The App Association. “While well intentioned, the law as written places significant burden on any business that has a mobile application without providing any meaningful protection for kids. Keeping our kids safe online is too important an issue to waste time on flawed approaches.”
In an amicus brief supporting the Computer and Communications Industry Association’s suit, ACT makes three points to the Court:
An explanation of how Subchapter C of S.B. 2420, entitled “Duties of Software Application Developers” imposes direct and onerous obligations on all developers distributing apps in Texas and all Texas companies that publish apps on the major stores, imposing costly and in some cases impossible compliance burdens;
Underscores the significant new liability S.B. 2420 would create for app developers and businesses with apps due to its interaction with the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA);
Provides voice to the many small app developers who rely on online marketplaces and have little capacity to absorb the new costs and uncertainty created by S.B. 2420.
