In another attempt to support the state's 2023 social media safety law, Arkansas AG Tim Griffin (R) asked the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday to toss a district court ruling that blocked the measure.
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Social media platforms are facing intense scrutiny over how they collect, share and monetize user data. As new state and federal laws focus on age verification, parental controls and transparency requirements, social media companies face legal risks around algorithmic targeting, third-party tracking and children's safety. This page follows key legislation, investigations and lawsuits shaping privacy practices for major social platforms.
Minnesota's comprehensive privacy law that took effect Thursday uniquely requires companies to allow consumers to question their automated decisions. The law also includes uncommon requirements about material changes to privacy polices and giving lists of third parties to consumers. While companies will also for the first time face requirements such as having to conduct data inventories and appoint chief privacy officers, many of the law's stipulations are already best practices, privacy lawyers told us.
Australia on Wednesday added YouTube to the list of social media companies barred from allowing children younger than 16 on their services. The restrictions take effect Dec. 10.
There has been a quiet shift recently where state privacy enforcement is often aided behind the scenes by private law firms, according to a Tuesday blog post from Frankfurt Kurnit attorneys. These firms typically develop the case and can even appear in the final complaint filed in court, lawyers Daniel Golberg and Holly Melton wrote.
European Commission guidelines for protecting minors under the Digital Services Act (DSA) are a "major step" toward social media bans that will undermine individuals' rights, the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) said Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court should block a Mississippi age-verification statute as it violates the First Amendment, a coalition of advocacy organizations said in an amicus brief supporting NetChoice.
A Massachusetts age-verification bill modeled on a New York law advanced to another legislative committee this week. On Thursday, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Advanced IT, the Internet and Cybersecurity favorably reported S-30 to Senate Ways and Means by a 6-0 vote.
A federal judge will not change or amend an earlier ruling that permanently enjoined an Arkansas social media safety act, according to a court document filed Wednesday.
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) and Utah Rep. Doug Fiefia (R) will dig into AI policy as co-chairs of a new national task force, the Future Caucus said Monday.
NetChoice appealed a decision Friday of a district court that declined to block a Tennessee law requiring that social media companies verify the age of account holders and gain parental consent from users younger than 18 before they can open accounts. The organization appealed the decision to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.