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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's online activity. The law applies to commercial websites and online services directed at children under thirteen years of age and regulates how personal information may be collected, stored or used. less -

Online Privacy and Minors: It’s Not Just Under 13 Anymore

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/31/2025

Many U.S. states have recently added provisions regarding “minors” that greatly exceed what is required under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In short, the new laws generally apply to people under 18,...more

Nebraska and Vermont Pass Age-Appropriate Design Codes

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/25/2025

Nebraska and Vermont are the latest U.S. states to join the growing landscape of children’s online safety laws that have swelled in state chambers in recent years. On May 30, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim...more

New York AG Settles with School Calendar App, Saturn

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/13/2025

This week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with app developer Saturn Technologies (Saturn) following an investigation into privacy practices that promised teens an exclusive community but...more

Laws Regulating Minors' Access to Social Media Face First Amendment Scrutiny in the Courts

Venable LLP on 3/12/2025

Last month, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas enjoined parts of the state's Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, a law requiring certain digital service providers...more

California Attorney General's Recent Enforcement of CCPA and COPPA

Venable LLP on 7/10/2024

On June 18, 2024, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a third CCPA enforcement settlement, this one with Tilting Point Media LLC. Tilting Point was allegedly using its mobile app game "SpongeBob: Krusty...more

The State AG Report – 3.10.2022

Cozen O'Connor on 3/16/2022

Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Bipartisan AG Coalition Investigates...more

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