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Advocates push for governor to sign data privacy bill
Demonstrators gathered at Burlington City Hall Monday to urge Governor Phil Scott to sign the Vermont Kids Code into law. H. 121 includes new rules for social media companies aimed at protecting kids online by taking aim at algorithms that keep them glued to their screens for hours.
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Advocates push for Scott’s signature on data privacy bill taking on Big Tech
Parents, advocates and lobbyists are ramping up pressure on Republican Gov. Phil Scott to sign legislation that would change the rules of the road for Big Tech in Vermont.
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Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale: It’s time for the Vermont Kids Code
As a Vermont senator and the mother of a toddler with a new baby on the way, I feel a deep personal responsibility to make sure the digital world our children grow up in is as safe and nurturing for them as the physical one.
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Vermont breaks ground with pioneering data privacy legislation
Vermont is poised to become one of the first states to allow consumers to sue companies over data privacy, as well as to enact enhanced online protections for children.
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Md. Gov signs youth internet safety, data privacy bills
In enacting the Maryland Kids Code bill, Maryland has joined California by modeling its regulations on those in the United Kingdom, which have led social media sites and other online services to change how they interact with kids.