Texas’ failure to pass a kids’ social media ban is a “devastating” blow to child safety, Rep. Jared Patterson (R) said in a statement Thursday.
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.
The New York Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state Attorney General's lawsuit against TikTok will continue, the AG office announced. AG Letitia James (D) sued the social media platform last October for alleged violations of consumer protection and product-liability laws (see 2501230015).
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.
NetChoice filed a brief on Tuesday asking the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to side with a district court’s previous ruling and block the Utah attorney general from enforcing a law regulating social media and minors on First Amendment and privacy grounds.
A South Carolina-led coalition of 28 states authored a letter to Meta on Tuesday asking about its social media assistant, Meta AI, that allegedly exposes minors to sexual exploitation risks. Although Meta has said the AI assistant is safe and appropriate for all ages, the states argue that recently reported incidents prove otherwise.
The age-verification industry this week disputed a Chamber of Progress op-ed that raised concerns with social media bills in the Connecticut legislature.