June 6, 2026, 5:06 a.m. CT
Tennesseans know the key to protecting kids is to put parents in charge. We’ve led the nation in defending parental rights and ensuring robust parental oversight of kids’ education, healthcare and extra-curriculars. However, there is one place where parents continue to lack meaningful tools to supervise and protect their children: smartphones and tablets.
Today, children as young as 8 years old are spending upwards of five hours online, where their activity is almost completely hidden from parental purview. One of the biggest blind spots for parents is on the App Store, which serves as the universal point of access between kids and the millions of platforms that occupy their time and attention.
