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The long-awaited EU Guidelines on Article 28(1) DSA: What online platforms must know

Hogan Lovells on 8/5/2025

The European Commission has published the long-awaited guidelines clarifying how online platforms such as social media platforms, online marketplaces, app stores and other content-sharing services should protect minors under...more

The UK’s Online Safety Bill – Implications for US and International Businesses

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 10/18/2023

On 19 September 2023, the UK Parliament passed the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”). The OSB aims to protect individuals from illegal online content and focuses on the protection of children by requiring the removal of content that...more

Flagship Online Safety Bill Moves Closer to Enactment in the UK: Who Will Be in Scope and What Will It Require?

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/11/2023

The Online Safety Bill (OSB or Bill) passed its final reading in the UK’s Parliament in September 2023. The Bill will become law in the coming weeks, ushering in a new era for the regulation of digital services in the UK....more

Alexa, What Do You Think of Florida’s New Data Privacy Act?

DarrowEverett LLP on 8/3/2023

Hot on the trail of the latest state privacy laws to come into effect, Florida has jumped on board to keep the momentum going. On June 6, 2023, Florida Senate Bill 262 (“SB 262,”) was signed into law, meaning a new set of...more

UK Law May Create ‘Duty of Care’ for Social Media Companies

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/9/2022

The UK is reportedly considering legislation that would impose a ‘duty of care’ on social media companies to regulate harmful content on their platforms. This push for an online safety bill was triggered by the high-profile...more

A new era for Australian online safety regulation

Hogan Lovells on 8/2/2021

Online safety regulation has, and continues to be, an ongoing priority for regulators globally. Indeed, the Online Safety Bill 2021 (“Bill”) and Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021...more

Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Ban Certain App Features and Types of Advertising Aimed at Children Online

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/12/2020

On Thursday, March 5, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Kids Internet Design and Safety (KIDS) Act, which aims to create protections for online users under the age of 16 by limiting...more

UK Academics and Officials Urge FTC Not to Weaken COPPA Protections

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/20/2019

On November 1, 2019, a coalition of academics, officials and children’s activists in the United Kingdom issued a letter calling for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) to prioritize children’s privacy over...more

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