AD Nauseam – Children, They are Indeed Our Future – COPPA Developments
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Roughly six months since Andrew Ferguson became Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, an FTC workshop on children’s privacy and online safety has provided a glimpse into the agency’s approach to these issues....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
CONGRESS MOVES TO BLOCK ALL STATE AI LAWS - In a late-night addition to a sweeping budget proposal, the House Energy and Commerce Committee inserted a provision in a large reconciliation package that would block state and...more
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: • Texas Secures $1.375B Settlement with Google Over Alleged...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
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
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
A groundbreaking law in Utah is poised to shake up how minors access apps. Earlier this month, Utah’s state legislature passed S.B. 142 (App Store Accountability Act), which requires major app store providers to verify users’...more
Regulations impacting children’s use of social media continues to be a space in motion the past few months. There have been developments at both the state level, as well as with the FTC. And there is no sign of slowing down....more
With increasing scrutiny on how companies handle personal data of children under 18, several new laws are reshaping the legal landscape. Even companies that may not intend to direct their services to children still need to be...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
Social media giant TikTok has been sued by the United States for allegedly collecting data on children under thirteen illegally. The suit claims the app, which is owned by China-based parent company ByteDance, allowed...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
Keypoint: Assuming the bills become law and go into effect, operators of websites and online services that collect the personal data of minors and are subject to the bills will need to undertake several compliance activities....more
On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed HB 603, the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (Maryland AADC). The Maryland AADC builds on Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act, which was signed into law the same day and...more
As we reported in 2023, Utah was the first state in the nation to enact laws limiting minors’ use of social media. In early March 2024, Republican Governor Spencer Cox effectively repealed and replaced the previously enacted...more
A court in the Southern District of Ohio has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Social Media Parental Notification Act, an Ohio law that would require social media platforms to obtain parental consent...more
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: • Bipartisan AG Group Supports Google Users in Case...more
On October 15, the Utah Department of Commerce’s Consumer Protection Division published a Proposed Rule implementing elements of the Utah Social Media Regulation Act (SMRA), which was signed into law in March 2023....more
Since the explosion of use of social media platforms some twenty years ago, policy makers have expressed concern about the negative effects that flow from the use of these platforms. Every state in the country has laws on the...more
This spring, Utah legislators gave parents new legal tools to control use of social media by children and teens, including introducing a private right of action with statutory damages.To comply, social media companies will...more
U.S. states are moving to also regulate social media as social media laws—such as Utah’s which requires prior parental consent for those under the age of 18—in addition more broadly regulating data protection and personal...more