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AD Nauseam – Children, They are Indeed Our Future – COPPA Developments
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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
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and its current President, Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum, hosted the Presidential Initiative Summit earlier this month entitled America’s Youth: AGs Looking Out for the Next...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
The New York Attorney General’s office and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office were busy last month when it came to children’s privacy. Both sought input from the public about regulating children’s online privacy,...more
Keypoint: Last week, several privacy and AI bills passed out of committee (with some receiving amendments) while two bills died in committee. We are currently tracking thirteen privacy and AI-related bills that previously...more
The Online Safety Act (the OSA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is now in force. The OSA establishes an extensive regulatory framework for providers of online user-to-user services and search services with...more
Nebraska recently filed suit against TikTok, and the details of the harms associated with using TikTok by children are outlined in the complaint. Although the complaint seeks redress only for Nebraskans, the allegations are...more
We have previously outlined the risks of using TikTok, the federal and state governments’ ban on it, and the national security risks it presents. In doing so, we primarily focused on data privacy and security threats to...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
Keypoint: Last week, the California legislature returned from its summer recess and began moving forward with privacy and AI legislation prior to the August 31 session closing date. We are currently tracking thirteen...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
New York’s governor recently signed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. Although signed, the law will not be effective until after the New York Attorney General creates implementing regulations. The law...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
As the inherent risks of social media use become more broadly understood, pressure is building on government bodies at every level to enact effective regulations. There has been some action at the federal level: both the...more
Much of the focus on US privacy has been US state laws, and the potential of a federal privacy law. This focus can lead one to forget, however, that US privacy and data security law follows a patchwork approach both at a...more
To add to TikTok’s legal woes in the U.S., Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (AG) filed suit against TikTok on May 22, 2024, alleging that TikTok violated Nebraska’s consumer protection laws and engaged in deceptive...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
In an era where children are increasingly immersed in the digital realm, concerns about their safety and privacy online have become a focal point for policymakers (even on both sides of the aisle) and parents alike. Several...more
Florida recently passed a new law and Utah recently repealed and replaced its previously enjoined law with two new bills (available here and here), which regulate minors’ access to social media platforms. The laws highlight...more
On March 25, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s HB 3. The law requires that social media platforms prohibit users under 14 years old from creating accounts and requires these platforms to obtain parental consent for...more
On March 13, 2024, Governor Spencer Cox signed Utah’s Social Media Amendments, SB 194 and HB 464. Utah was the first state last year to pass laws strictly limiting minors’ use of social media. These laws were challenged in...more
When the CEOs of the biggest social media companies were brought before Congress in January to answer for the devastating effects of social media on young people, Mark Zuckerberg turned heads by turning his own and...more
States around the country have been enacting laws to regulate the internet in the name of children’s safety. Several of these regulatory schemes have been preliminarily enjoined because they burden free speech and raise other...more
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison’s office has released a report on emerging technology and its effect on youth well-being, which was commissioned by the Minnesota legislature in 2023. The report covers the current state of social...more
As we have discussed, the NAAG President, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, formally announced her 2024 Presidential Initiative focusing on America’s youth. As we noted, this was consistent with a broader priority for...more
Recent Senate hearings on social media safety have spotlighted the urgent need to protect children online, a concern that’s increasingly challenging the legal frameworks governing online platforms. Against this backdrop, the...more