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Privacy Tip #456 – Bipartisan Coalition Urges Instagram to Change New Precise Location-Sharing Feature

On August 15, 2025, a bipartisan coalition of 37 state Attorneys General, led by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez, sent a letter to Instagram requesting that it make “immediate...more

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State AGs Launch Wave of Lawsuits Over Youth Safety Practices on Major Tech Platforms

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Louisiana AG Liz Murrill sued Roblox Corporation, alleging violations of state consumer protection law, and asserting claims of negligence, public nuisance, and unjust enrichment. The complaint alleges that Roblox, a popular...more

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Texas AG Opens Investigation into AI Developers for Allegedly Misleading Children with AI-Generated Mental Health Services

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On August 18, 2025, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the opening of an investigation into two artificial intelligence (AI) developers for potential deceptive trade practices and misleading marketing. According to the...more

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37 State Attorneys General Urge Meta to Safeguard Instagram’s Location Sharing Feature

Last week, a bipartisan group of 37 state attorneys general led by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sent a letter to the head of Instagram regarding Instagram’s...more

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Minnesota and Tennessee Consumer Privacy Laws Now in Effect: Key Compliance Considerations

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The comprehensive consumer privacy laws of Minnesota and Tennessee have recently taken effect, with the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) operative as of July 31, 2025, and the Tennessee Information Protection Act...more

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

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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

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SCOTUS Age-Gates the Internet: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton and the Future of Adult Content Regulation

In a ruling that could reshape how adult content is regulated online, the U.S. Supreme Court has officially age-gated the First Amendment—at least when it comes to minors. On June 27, 2025, the Court upheld a Texas law...more

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Utah Snaps at Snapchat’s Youth Safety and Data Practices

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Utah AG Derek Brown and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection jointly sued Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, facilitating child sexual exploitation and sextortion through its design features and recommendation...more

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Nebraska and Vermont Pass Age-Appropriate Design Codes

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

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Growing List of States Attempting to Regulate Kids’ Social Media Accounts: Nebraska Husks Up

Nebraska’s governor signed a bill into law that, among other things, creates the Parental Rights in Social Media Act. The provisions of the law will go into effect July 1, 2026, unless challenged. The law is similar to...more

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Ohio AG Not Backing Down on Social Media Parental Consent Law

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Ohio AG Dave Yost announced plans to appeal a federal court decision that struck down the state’s Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act, which would have required online platforms to obtain parental consent...more

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Florida Sues Snap Using New Social Media Law and Old UDAP Theories

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued Snap, Inc., the operator of the social media platform Snapchat, last week for violations of Florida’s HB 3 (§§ 501.1736–.1738, Fla. Stat. (2024)) and the Florida Deceptive and...more

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New York AG Settles with School Calendar App, Saturn

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

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

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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

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Minnesota AG Releases Report Detailing AI and Social Media’s Impact on Minors

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On February 4, the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General (AG) released its second Report on Emerging Technology and Its Effect on Youth Well-Being, outlining the effects young Minnesota residents allegedly experience from...more

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The State AG Report – 12.12.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Frontier Required to Clean Up Hazardous Waste Disposal...more

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California AG Sponsors Legislation Requiring Social Media Platform Warning Labels

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California AG Rob Bonta sponsored legislation to require social media companies to disclose certain risks associated with youth social media use....more

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New Colorado Privacy Act Rules Adopted

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Keypoint: The attorney general’s office modified the Colorado Privacy Act Rules to create a process for issuing opinion letters and interpretative guidance and to address the biometric and children’s privacy amendments passed...more

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TikTok Litigation: The Next Frontier of Mass Tort

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The recent wave of lawsuits against TikTok by over a dozen states and the District of Columbia marks a significant moment in the ongoing scrutiny of social media platforms and their impact on youth mental health. The lawsuits...more

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TikTok Faces New Challenges from State AGs

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No, that is not a clock you hear – it’s just TikTok in the news again, as several states filed lawsuits or other legal challenges last week against the platform, alleging harmful and exploitative tactics affecting the mental...more

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Texas AG Brings SCOPE Act Enforcement Action Against TikTok – Just One Month After Law Took Effect

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The Texas Attorney General’s (AG) office announced its first enforcement action under a new children’s and teens’ state privacy law that went into effect a mere month ago. Texas’ Securing Children Online Through Parental...more

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Social Links: TikTok Trademarks, Social Signposts, And Robot Rock

Sick of the “very demure, very mindful” social media trend yet? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office probably is too. Our national nightmare began on August 5 when TikToker Jools LeBron uploaded a video of herself...more

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State Attorneys General Signal Broadening Efforts to Protect Youth on Digital Platforms

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The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and its current President, Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum, hosted the Presidential Initiative Summit earlier this month entitled America’s Youth: AGs Looking Out for the Next...more

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The State AG Report – 09.12.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New Mexico Snaps at Snapchat for Allegedly Failing to...more

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New Mexico Snaps at Snapchat for Allegedly Failing to Protect Minors

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New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez has filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., accusing Snapchat of facilitating child sexual exploitation and sextortion through its design features and recommendation algorithms, allegedly violating state...more

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