Bluesky will comply with kids online safety laws in Wyoming and South Dakota, unlike in Mississippi, the social media platform said Wednesday. “Bluesky will remain available to users in these states, and we will not need to restrict the app for everyone.”
NetChoice raised constitutional concerns Wednesday with Colorado's draft kids privacy regulations. Known for suing states over age-verification laws, the trade group and three other industry associations testified virtually at a Colorado Department of Law hearing on the same day as a deadline for written comments. “These rules will not survive a legal challenge,” said Patrick Hedger, NetChoice's policy director.
A law firm is investigating allegations that Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal data, without parental knowledge or consent, from children who watched its videos online, and using the data to serve them targeted ads.
Whistleblower claims about Meta enabling child privacy violations and abuse on its platforms are “nonsense,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans and Democrats during a Senate Privacy Subcommittee hearing Tuesday called on fellow lawmakers to continue addressing child-safety issues on social media platforms.
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed to stand most of a California law that makes it illegal for internet-based services and applications to provide an addictive feed to users younger than 18, unless the operator doesn't know the user is a minor.
Safety by design is the core element to ensuring kids remain safe online while also protecting their privacy and rights, a Public Knowledge paper argues (see 2509050046). More research is needed concerning tangible harms, panelists said during a discussion Monday about the paper.
Companies should carefully analyze how third-party vendors are handling data to ensure compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), privacy attorneys said in posts responding to the FTC’s recent action against Disney (see 2509020069) and Apitor (see 2509030057).
Age assurance can be a crucial step in online safety for children, so long as it’s done carefully and in a privacy-preserving way, said experts during a Public Knowledge event Monday. However, they warned that age assurance should be part of a larger response.
California legislators worked up to the wire to make a Sept. 5 deadline for amendments, revising several bills on privacy and AI that are nearing final votes. The legislature on Friday posted fresh amendments on legislation related to universal opt-out preference signals, kids online safety and automated decisions, among other subjects. The legislative deadline to pass bills is this Friday.