The New York Child Data Protection Act (NYCDPA), which took effect Friday, is unique for many reasons, including its age-flag requirement and because New York lacks a comprehensive law covering users of all ages, experts said in interviews. However, like a good deal of privacy and online safety regulations, it may face legal challenges, said Jason Oliveri, data privacy partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson.
A district court preliminarily enjoined a Mississippi social media age-verification law for the second time Wednesday, ruling it's too broad to survive a First Amendment challenge. The U.S. District Court for Southern Mississippi previously enjoined the same law, HB-1126, in July 2024 (see 2407010062).
The Tennessee attorney general on Monday pushed back against NetChoice's recent claim that a district court decision blocking enforcement of a Florida social media law requiring age verification (see 2506030057) should serve as a reason to do the same thing against similar measures in Tennessee (see 2506040049).
Louisiana’s app store age-verification bill will go to Gov. Jeff Landry (R) after the state's House and Senate unanimously agreed to a conference report on HB-570 Thursday. The bill would impose age-verification requirements on app stores before users can download apps.
While children and teens' safety online has been a focus of regulators and lawmakers globally, privacy experts believe this trend will continue growing, according to their recent posts.
A recent district court decision blocking enforcement of a Florida social media law requiring age verification (see 2506030057) should serve as a reason to grant a preliminary injunction against similar measures in Tennessee and Mississippi, NetChoice said in court documents Wednesday.
Louisiana senators voted unanimously for a pair of privacy-related bills on Tuesday, clearing the way for them to reach the desk of Governor Jeff Landry (R).
California bills on AI, age verification and government privacy passed their originating chamber on Monday. The Assembly bills, which appropriators recently cleared (see 2505230062), will go to the Senate next.
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).
An app store age-verification bill under consideration in Louisiana drew heated discussion from the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.