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New Laws Regulate How Companies Interact with Children's Data

If your business operates a website or provides online services that collect data about children, you should be aware of expanding legal requirements from U.S. states regulating how private companies interact with minors....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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Vermont Passes New Privacy Law Providing Safety Measures for Children Online

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Vermont’s new “Kids Code” hopes to improve children’s safety online by regulating the privacy, design, and data use of certain entities providing online services and collecting data about minors....more

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New Texas Law Imposes Significant New Requirements on App Developers and App Stores

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed the App Store Accountability Act (“the Act”) into law, instituting sweeping new obligations regarding age verification and parental consent for app stores and app developers operating in...more

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Apps and Minors: New Compliance Frontiers and Risks in Louisiana, Utah, and Texas

During the 2025 legislative session, Louisiana, Utah, and Texas all enacted statutes imposing new regulatory obligations on app store providers and software developers with respect to minors and, in the case of Utah, include...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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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Texas Enacts App Store Accountability Act: Overview and Initial Considerations

On May 27, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 2420, also known as the App Store Accountability Act. The law will take effect on January 1, 2026, and requires businesses operating app stores to verify...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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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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The Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act: What You Need to Know

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Vermont recently adopted the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which goes into effect on January 1, 2027. The law is enforceable by the Vermont Attorney General as an unfair or deceptive act or practice. The Attorney...more

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Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (S.69)

On June 12, 2025, Governor Phil Scott signed into law S.69, the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “AADC” or “Vermont Kids Code”). Vermont’s AADC focuses on protecting children and ensuring that online products and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: June 16, 2025

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Keypoint: Last week, the Vermont Governor signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act into law. Below is the twenty third weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the...more

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Arkansas Online Privacy Act Expands Privacy Protections for Children and Teens

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On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed HB 1717 into law. HB 1717, which will take effect on July 1, 2026, prohibits operators of online services “directed at children” or operators with “actual...more

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Virginia Will Add to Patchwork of Laws Governing Social Media and Children (For Now?) 

Virginia’s governor recently signed into law a bill that amends the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. As revised, the law will include specific provisions impacting children’s use of social media. Unless contested, the...more

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Utah’s App Store Accountability Act Goes into Effect

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With the passage of Senate Bill 142, the App Store Accountability Act (the “Act”), Utah became the first state to pass legislation requiring app store providers to verify users’ ages and block minors from downloading apps or...more

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Montana Revamps its Privacy Law

Montana’s governor signed Senate Bill 297 to overhaul key portions of the state’s Consumer Data Privacy Act and bring new protections for minors. The changes bring lower thresholds, updated exemptions, expanded notice...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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Virginia Amends Data Privacy Law To Impose New Restrictions on Social Media Platforms

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On May 2, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 854 (SB854) into law, which imposes new restrictions and compliance obligations on social media platforms. Specifically, SB854 amends the Virginia Consumer...more

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Arkansas Enacts Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

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On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (Act), which will become effective on July 1, 2026. It draws inspiration from the...more

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Arkansas Legislative Update: New Technology, Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws

The Regular Session of the 95th General Assembly is set to adjourn sine die on Monday, May 5, 2025. During this session, the Arkansas legislature passed several bills relating to technology, privacy and cybersecurity which...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: April 21, 2025

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Keypoint: Last week, bills passed the Montana and Arkansas legislatures while bills advanced in Alabama, Florida, Oregon, and Texas. Below is the fifteenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in...more

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Arkansas Legislature Passes Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

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Keypoint: If signed by the governor, the Arkansas bill will create new obligations for the collection and processing of personal information for Arkansas children and teens under 16 years of age, however, compliance may prove...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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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March Privacy Forecast: A Weekly Series

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Welcome to our new series, the March Privacy Forecast. In this weekly series, during the month of March, we will delve into the evolving landscape of data privacy, explore new laws, proposed legislation and enforcement...more

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