# Even Meta's Oversight Board thinks its rules for banning accounts are baffling, Apple began requiring age verification for App Store use in Texas, and NASA's Mars MAVEN probe is dead

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Podcast: [Engadget News + Next](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063)
Published: 2026-06-04T11:00:00+00:00
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-The board announced earlier this year that it would look into improving transparency around the process, which is often frustratingly opaque. -Apple announced that apps distributed in Texas will need to conform to the requirements set out under state law SB 2420. -NASA determined that Mars MAVEN is no longer able to perform science missions and to relay data back to Earth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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