AD Nauseam – Children, They are Indeed Our Future – COPPA Developments
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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
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
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
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
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
We love hearing Commissioner Holyoak speak and were particularly heartened when she criticized the Khan FTC’s use of charged headlines in press releases and speeches, including calling targeted advertising “surveillance...more
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
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) published a final rule on the FTC website updating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final Rule). This Final Rule follows a...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
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
Should kids be on social media? At what age? Should parents monitor their conversations on those platforms? Do parental controls work? These are questions facing many parents and guardians, especially with the increasing use...more
On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General (“AG”) Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed rulemaking (“ANPRs”) for the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act (the “SAFE Act”) and the Child Data...more
A few months ago, we highlighted the many pending and enacted state-level social media laws targeting minors’ use of social media. Since then, political and industry groups have begun to push back, calling into question...more
On June 18, 2024, California Attorney General (“AG”) Rob Bonta and Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced a settlement with a video game developer and publisher regarding allegations that the company...more
The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) recently released a public consultation seeking answers from the public to questions the ANPD is making available until July 17, 2024. The answers will help the ANPD build its...more
In an ongoing effort to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the California Attorney General's Office (CAG) announced a recent settlement against Tilting...more
Following the Sephora and DoorDash enforcement actions, on June 18, 2024, the California Attorney General announced its third California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement action against Tilting Point Media LLC. Tilting...more
On June 7, 2024, the New York state legislature passed two bills aimed at increasing the protection of children in an ever-changing digital world. Titled the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA) and the Stop Addictive...more
Paul Hastings attended the spring 2024 Privacy+Security Forum hosted by Professors Daniel Solove and Paul Schwartz, where privacy professionals from all over the world gathered in Washington, D.C. to learn about the latest...more
Federal and state regulators have previously prioritized minors’ online privacy regulation, and this trend is poised to continue in 2024. Chief among these laws is the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA),...more