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Children’s Online Privacy: Recent Actions by the States and the FTC

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AT A GLANCE - As the digital world becomes an integral part of children's lives, state legislatures are placing greater emphasis on regulating how companies handle children’s personal information. This Legal Update...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Regulators in Europe Signal Increased Scrutiny of Online Platforms

In recent months, politicians and regulators across a number of jurisdictions have called on operators of online platforms to take seriously their legal obligations to promote a safe online environment. The safety of children...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Senators Demand Documentation from TikTok

On October 11, 2024, following the filing of a lawsuit against TikTok by the Kentucky Attorney General, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who authored the bipartisan “Kids Online Safety Act,”...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

State Social Media Law Patchwork Emerging: Florida Passes Law to Restrict Minors’ Use of Online Services

On March 25, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s HB 3. The law requires that social media platforms prohibit users under 14 years old from creating accounts and requires these platforms to obtain parental consent for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Utah Passes New Versions of Social Media Laws for Minors in Response to Challenges

On March 13, 2024, Governor Spencer Cox signed Utah’s Social Media Amendments, SB 194 and HB 464. Utah was the first state last year to pass laws strictly limiting minors’ use of social media. These laws were challenged in...more

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Can America Regulate Social Media?

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When the CEOs of the biggest social media companies were brought before Congress in January to answer for the devastating effects of social media on young people, Mark Zuckerberg turned heads by turning his own and...more

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Children’s Online Privacy Regulations Develop, Amidst Challenges

“More needs to be done to create a safe online space for children to learn, explore, and play.” This was the unanimous finding of the California legislature in 2022, and, since that time, other stakeholders have...more

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California AG Proposes New Amendments To CCPA with the Children’s Data Privacy Act

Key Takeaways - The Children’s Data Privacy Act (AB 1949) would require businesses to obtain affirmative authorization to collect, use or disclose personal data of children under 18 in California....more

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Latest FTC Public Meeting Asks, ‘Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Children?’

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If it feels like it has been ages since you heard about one of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) public meetings, well, that’s kind of true. There was a meeting back in July that discussed military consumer...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Congress Considers Kids Online Safety Act Amid Concerns from Activists

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) of 2023 is circulating Congress with bipartisan support. According to bill sponsors Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), KOSA would require social media companies to...more

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US Lawmakers Continue Legislative Focus on Children’s Online Privacy and Social Media Use

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On April 26, 2023, a bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers proposed a new piece of legislation that would impose additional guardrails around the use of social media by children under eighteen. The Protecting Kids on...more

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The Growing Number of Social Media Lawsuits Highlights the Risks of Social Media Self-Harm and Addiction Among Children and Teens

Because of technology, kids today are, in many ways, growing up in an entirely different world than their parents did. While some of these differences are for the better, the technology that affects kids’ lives on a daily...more

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The CCPA's Impact on Businesses Processing Personal Data of Minors and Children

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Businesses that offer services or have websites used by minors in California will have a new law to worry about come January 1, 2020 — the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). Businesses offering such services are...more

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