Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) posted a new version of her comprehensive privacy bill Friday. However, the legislature doesn’t plan to advance it until next year, following summer talks (see 2505280021).
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed an age-appropriate design code (AADC) bill (LB-504) at a ceremony Friday. Pillen previously said he would “proudly” sign the measure once it passed the unicameral legislature 42-7 earlier this week (see 2505280066).
Louisiana’s Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday passed HB-570, an app store age-verification bill that has pitted Apple and Google against Meta and X (see 2505280065).
The Vermont legislature passed an age-appropriate design code (AADC) bill Thursday, becoming the second state this week to approve such a measure. Vermont senators voted unanimously by voice to concur with House changes and repass S-69, which would require companies to set maximum privacy settings by default for children. Later that day, the House finally passed the bill by concurring with a minor technical amendment related to the wording of the effective date.
Despite the increased availability of parental controls on devices and digital platforms, just half of parents -- or fewer -- utilize them to protect their children online, according to a study from the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), the organization announced Wednesday.
The Nevada Senate passed a kids privacy bill Tuesday as senators voted 13-8 to send SB-63 to the Assembly.
It appears likely Nebraska will soon have an age-appropriate design code law. Gov. Jim Pillen (R) said he will be "proud to sign" LB-504 into law after it passed the legislature 42-7 on Wednesday. Should Pillen sign the measure, it will become effective Jan. 1.
An app store age-verification bill under consideration in Louisiana drew heated discussion from the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.
Vermont’s comprehensive privacy bill won’t pass the legislature in 2025, the second year in a row that sweeping legislation by Rep. Monique Priestley (D) has failed to become law. At a livestreamed House Commerce Committee meeting Wednesday, Priestley said legislators “ran out of time” to finish the bill this session, particularly with more pressing housing and education measure before the legislature. However, to tee up summer talks about privacy, Priestley said she plans to post an amendment restoring the Senate bill to the original House version, with some changes.
The European Commission said Tuesday it's investigating Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos for violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA) that affect minors.