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Minors Proposed Legislation Online Safety for Children

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Growing List of States Attempting to Regulate Kids’ Online Privacy: Vermont Joins the Group

Vermont has joined the list of states attempting to regulate the use of children’s information collected online, passing an Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. This law mirrors ones we have seen in other US states as well as the...more

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FTC Reviews Its Approach to Kids’ Online Activity – What Comes Next?

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently hosted a workshop on kids’ online activity, titled “The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families.” Speakers included two U.S. Senators, all three FTC...more

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Vermont Enacts Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

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On June 12, 2025, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC), which will impose a range of obligations on businesses that offer online products, services, or features likely to be...more

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Developments in Online Safety and Data Privacy for Minors

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There have been numerous developments in the online safety and data privacy space for minors in particular over the last few months. Here we cover some notable decisions in the federal courts and cases with nationwide...more

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Social Links: Statehouse v. Smartphone

OHIO SOCIAL MEDIA LAW STRUCK DOWN - On April 16, 2025, a federal judge in Ohio ended the state’s ambitious plan to severely limit social media access for minors. The court permanently blocked Ohio’s Attorney General from...more

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Arkansas’ Kids Social Media Law: Another One Bites the Dust

Arkansas’ second attempt at regulating minor’s access to social media – in the form of the Social Media Safety Act (SB 689) – has again been struck down as unconstitutional. The court permanently enjoined the state from...more

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Senate Passes Bill for Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act

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On July 30, 2024, in a 91-3 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the bill for the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (the “Bill”). The Bill, which combines the bills for the Kids Online Safety Act (“KOSA”) and the Children and Teens’...more

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Children’s State Privacy Law Tracker Released

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The landscape of U.S. state privacy law is changing once again. In 2022, the California legislature passed The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273), a first-in-the-nation law based on the United Kingdom’s...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: January 23, 2023

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Keypoint: It was another busy week with lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills in Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts and New York, biometric privacy bills in Hawaii and New York, and a health data privacy bill in...more

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Congress and State Legislatures Proposing Youth-Focused Privacy Laws

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Legislators in Washington, DC, and in multiple states have rolled out proposals focused on children’s and teens’ privacy that would significantly affect companies that provide online applications and services....more

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