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
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
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
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
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
Three months into 2025, there appears to be no slowdown in the flood of privacy legislation being considered and enacted by both Congress and state legislatures. Since the California Consumer Privacy Protection Act was passed...more
This week, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved a slew of bipartisan bills, including the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA). The bill was introduced by Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, along with...more
Keypoint: Last week, Colorado passed children’s privacy and artificial intelligence bills, Vermont passed a consumer data privacy bill, Maryland’s consumer data privacy and AADC bills were signed into law, and Minnesota is on...more
Keypoint: Last week, the Maryland legislature passed consumer data privacy and Age-Appropriate Design Code Act bills, the Kentucky Governor signed HB 15 into law, three bills advanced out of a California Assembly Committee,...more
Keypoint: Last week, consumer data privacy bills passed out of the Vermont and Pennsylvania Houses, an Age-Appropriate Design Code Act variant bill passed out of the Vermont Senate, and bills advanced in Colorado, Maryland,...more
Keypoint: It was a very busy week with Kentucky on the cusp of passing a consumer data privacy bill, Maryland advancing consumer and children’s bills, and movement on bills in Minnesota, Vermont, Georgia, Maine, and New York....more
Keypoint: Last week, consumer data privacy bills advanced in Minnesota, Maryland, and Missouri, New Hampshire’s Governor signed SB 255 into law, Maryland’s AADC bill advanced in the Senate, and the Hawaii House passed a...more
On September 18, 2023, a U.S. District Court judge in the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction enjoining California’s attorney general from enforcing California’s California Age-Appropriate Design...more
Keypoint: Last week the Texas Senate passed a comprehensive data privacy bill, the Tennessee Governor signed HB 1181 into law, and the Connecticut Senate passed a health/children’s privacy bill. Below is the eighteenth...more
Keypoint: Last week the Washington Governor signed the My Health My Data Act, the Nevada Senate passed a health / biometric privacy bill, the Florida Senate passed a consumer privacy bill, and the Texas House and Florida...more
In his State of the Union address on February 7, 2023, President Biden affirmed his position on consumer data privacy protections and specifically his focus on strengthening protections for children. With several state data...more