Organizations providing content accessible to kids “should prepare for greater legal and regulatory scrutiny,” said an IAPP analysis on age assurance published Monday.
Tech-holding company MediaLab.AI and its social messaging app Kik harm children through anonymous accounts that have become a haven for child predators, said Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) in a lawsuit made public Tuesday.
TikTok exploits children by using addictive design features, and in turn profits off their time on the social media app, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. These are deceptive and unfair business practices that violate state consumer protection laws, he added.
A federal court's dismissal of a California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) case claiming a TikTok tool was a "trap and trace device" shows plaintiffs' claims must match the statute's definitions exactly, or they risk having the case tossed before getting "to the starting gate," Troutman Amin's Keerti Jaya said in a blog post Monday.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., on Thursday released draft legislation that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. under specific national security conditions.
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.
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.
Texas investigated data practices of more than 200 companies and issued “dozens of privacy violation notices” under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act during the past year, said Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in a Monday press release touting his office’s privacy accomplishments.
Chinese tech company WeChat complies with local laws and regulations in the markets in which it operates and "is committed to protecting user privacy and data security," a spokesperson for parent company Tencent emailed us Friday.
The Digital Trust & Safety Partnership on Thursday announced formal publication of its Safe Framework Specification as an international standard. Joint Technical Committee 1 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) developed the standard (ISO/IEC 25389).