The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a motion for injunctive relief on a California law regulating addictive social media feeds for minors.
Florida lawmakers are turning their attention to kids’ social media and AI regulation now that the debate over comprehensive privacy is behind them, Rep. Fiona McFarland (R) told us in a recent interview.
European collaboration with the U.S. on privacy issues is going to be tough, representatives from the European Commission and European Parliament said Tuesday at a Data Protection Day conference in Brussels.
New Jersey's Essex County Superior Court ordered a dismissal of the lawsuit against social media platform TikTok over kids safety and mental health concerns on Saturday. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin filed the complaint in October, alleging TikTok violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the state’s consumer protection law.
The Virginia Senate passed a reproductive health data privacy bill on Friday. Then on Monday, the Virginia House Communications Committee advanced multiple AI and privacy bills. However, legislation that would add a private right of action and make other changes in Virginia’s comprehensive privacy law appeared to stall in a subcommittee.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathon Skrmetti (R) on Thursday opposed NetChoice’s renewed motion for a preliminary injunction on a law about kids’ access to social media. The AG said that the state has already responded to a motion for a preliminary injunction.
The Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold votes on at least three different kids privacy bills this year, Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Thursday.
The Indiana Senate voted 42-7 to approve an age-verification bill on Thursday, sending it to the House. The proposed online safety measure (SB-11) would prohibit kids 15 years old and younger from accessing social media unless they have parental permission.
Nebraska legislators introduced kids online safety bills that Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) and Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) endorsed.
Responding to an opposition order Tuesday on an injunction against a California law regulating addictive social media feeds for minors, NetChoice said it's entitled to a preliminary injunction.