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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

New York’s unique Child Data Protection Act: Here’s everything you need to know

New York ‘s Child Data Protection Act, available here, took effect on June 20. This is a landmark piece of legislation designed to enhance the online privacy and safety of minors. As concerns over children’s digital...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Oregon’s Privacy Law Update Adds to Patchwork Approach to Minors and Location Data

Oregon will begin to regulate the use of minors’ information and sale of users’ location data (regardless of age) with an update to its Oregon Consumer Privacy Act. These revisions will go into effect January 1, 2026. As...more

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Utah Snaps at Snapchat’s Youth Safety and Data Practices

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Utah AG Derek Brown and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection jointly sued Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, facilitating child sexual exploitation and sextortion through its design features and recommendation...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Texas and Louisiana Join Growing Trend of State Age Verification Laws for App Stores

On May 27, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the App Store Accountability Act (the “Act”). Similar to the law of the same name passed by Utah in March, the Act requires app stores to take more responsibility...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Growing List of States Attempting to Regulate Kids’ Online Privacy: Vermont Joins the Group

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The New York Child Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know About the Empire State’s New Teen Privacy Law

New York’s Child Data Protection Act (NYCDPA) has gone into effect, introducing sweeping new requirements for businesses that collect personal data from minors under 18. While New York has not yet joined the ranks of the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FTC Reviews Its Approach to Kids’ Online Activity – What Comes Next?

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Big Sky State Makes Big Privacy Updates

Montana’s privacy law has received a refresh and updates will go into effect October 1, 2025 – exactly one year since the law took effect. The law was modified with SB 297, and changes include coverage, approach with minors,...more

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New York’s Child Data Protection Act Is Now In Effect: What You Need to Do

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On June 20, 2025, the New York Child Data Protection Act (CDPA) took effect, ushering in some of the most comprehensive child and teen privacy protections in the United States. The law applies to operators of websites, apps,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act: What You Need to Know

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Vermont recently adopted the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which goes into effect on January 1, 2027. The law is enforceable by the Vermont Attorney General as an unfair or deceptive act or practice. The Attorney...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Growing List of States Attempting to Regulate Kids’ Social Media Accounts: Nebraska Husks Up

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

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Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Codifying the Right of Minors to Consent to Reproductive Health Care Services

On June 9, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 25-28, “An Act Concerning Access to Reproductive Health Care” (the Act). The Act codifies under Connecticut state law the ability of minors to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

‘Take It Down Act’ Requires Online Platforms To Remove Unauthorized Intimate Images and Deepfakes When Notified

On May 19, 2025, President Trump signed into law the bipartisan “Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act“ (the “Take It Down Act“ or the “Act“). - In...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon Imposes New Obligations Related to Location Data and Teens' Data

On June 2, Gov. Tina Kotek signed HB 2008 amending the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (the Act) to increase protection both for personal data collected from consumers younger than 16 years of age and for all Oregonians' precise...more

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Montana Amends Consumer Data Privacy Act to Broaden Applicability and Enhance Protections for Minors

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Montana’s amendments also remove the cure period for alleged violations beginning in October, provide prescriptive methods through which businesses have to provide consumers with targeted advertising opt out rights, and...more

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Arkansas Online Privacy Act Expands Privacy Protections for Children and Teens

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On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed HB 1717 into law. HB 1717, which will take effect on July 1, 2026, prohibits operators of online services “directed at children” or operators with “actual...more

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Big Sky, Bigger Privacy: Montana Broadens Its Consumer Data Privacy Act

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On May 8, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law Senate Bill 297 (SB 297), a bill that significantly revises the existing Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA). Although the MCDPA took effect on October 1, 2024,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Commission Launches DSA Consultation on the Protection of Minors Online

On May 13, 2025, the European Commission (EC) published draft guidelines on the protection of minors online. The guidelines outline the proposed measures that the EC expects online platforms accessible to minors to take to...more

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Montana Revamps its Privacy Law

Montana’s governor signed Senate Bill 297 to overhaul key portions of the state’s Consumer Data Privacy Act and bring new protections for minors. The changes bring lower thresholds, updated exemptions, expanded notice...more

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Virginia Amends Data Privacy Law To Impose New Restrictions on Social Media Platforms

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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

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Arkansas Becomes First State to Enact a COPPA 2.0 Inspired Privacy Law

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On April 7, 2025, Arkansas passed the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (HB 1717) - a state law modeled closely after the federal Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (widely referred to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Arkansas’ Kids Social Media Law: Another One Bites the Dust

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

Wiley Rein LLP

March Privacy Forecast: Maryland’s Strict New Privacy Law Takes Effect October 1

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With 13 comprehensive state privacy laws already in effect, the state privacy law landscape is complex. While there are several common threads throughout many of these frameworks that can allow companies to implement a...more

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Laws Regulating Minors' Access to Social Media Face First Amendment Scrutiny in the Courts

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Last month, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas enjoined parts of the state's Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, a law requiring certain digital service providers...more

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Children's Online Privacy Subject to Increased Regulatory Scrutiny

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Regulatory scrutiny is increasing concerning information of minors. Canadian privacy commissioners have identified minor's rights as a clear priority, and US regulators are setting strict parameters around what organizations...more

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