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.
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The age-verification industry this week disputed a Chamber of Progress op-ed that raised concerns with social media bills in the Connecticut legislature.
California appropriators greenlit a plethora of privacy bills at Friday meetings. Assembly and Senate panels ticked through a laundry list of “suspense file” bills, including on age assurance, automated decisions, reproductive health, workplace surveillance and revisions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The approved bills could get floor votes next.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed a bill requiring social media platforms to verify ages and not allow those younger than 18 to have accounts unless their parents give consent, the governor’s office said Tuesday.
Legislators can’t address kids’ safety issues without also considering kids’ privacy issues because they're intertwined, privacy attorney Paula Bruening said Tuesday during an Innovators Network webinar.