Empowering Children in the Online Era with Katie Schumacher
"Monsters Inc." y el tratamiento de los datos
State AG Pulse | Content moderation vs. free expression
The FTC Takes a Closer Look at Blurred Advertising to Children
AD Nauseam – Children, They are Indeed Our Future – COPPA Developments
The FTC and DOJ Act Against Amazon to Protect Privacy
AD Nauseam: A Very Special AD Nauseam – Back to School
AD Nauseam: The FTC’s Updated Endorsement Guides: Get into the Groove
[Podcast] An Introduction to the California Age-Appropriate Design Code
The UK GDPR Children’s Code
Following a leaked 200-page document, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) is leading a Senate Judiciary subcommittee investigation into whether Meta’s generative AI products have enabled exploitation or harm to children, and if the...more
On 17 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on a future Digital Fairness Act. The consultation is open until 9 October 2025. European Union (EU) and non-EU stakeholders are invited to submit...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Legislators considered dozens of bills over the last two weeks as they faced the “crossover” deadline of May 8. Under legislative rules, bills other than tax and appropriations bills must pass one chamber by that date to...more
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
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
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
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
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
Keypoint: Last week, the Utah legislature passed two bills prior to closing while Georgia’s Senate passed a consumer data privacy bill and the Arizona House passed a social media bill. Below is the ninth weekly update on...more
Keypoint: Last week, consumer data privacy amendment bills crossed chambers in Montana and Kentucky, a social media bill crossed chambers in Colorado, and there were movements with numerous other bills. Below is the eighth...more
The UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) is a comprehensive piece of legislation designed to regulate social media companies and search services and to increase protections for individuals online. It draws comparisons to the...more
Connecticut AG William Tong announced his intent to work with the legislature to enact a prohibition on social media companies exposing minors to algorithms and notifications that he alleges are harmful without parental...more
The Ninth Circuit continued the pause on California’s SB 976 (Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act) as of late January 2025. The law was signed by Governor Newsom in September 2024, and challenged by NetChoice...more
Keypoint: It was another busy week with Virginia lawmakers advancing three bills and new consumer and children’s privacy bills introduced in multiple states. Below is the fourth weekly update on the status of proposed state...more
The Online Safety Act (the OSA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is now in force. The OSA establishes an extensive regulatory framework for providers of online user-to-user services and search services with...more
New York’s governor recently signed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. Although signed, the law will not be effective until after the New York Attorney General creates implementing regulations. The law...more
Much of the focus on US privacy has been US state laws, and the potential of a federal privacy law. This focus can lead one to forget, however, that US privacy and data security law follows a patchwork approach both at a...more
Florida recently passed a new law and Utah recently repealed and replaced its previously enjoined law with two new bills (available here and here), which regulate minors’ access to social media platforms. The laws highlight...more