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Children’s code pioneered in UK forces tech firms to give young more protection
A legally enforced children’s code pioneered in the UK has forced social media companies to make nearly 100 changes to their platforms to protect young people online, research has shown.
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Editorial: Student calls for Minnesota kids code to hold Big Tech accountable
In January, I made the trip from Macalester College, where I am a first-year, to advocate in Washington, D.C. as five social media platform CEOs appeared before Congress in what will hopefully be looked back on as a historic moment in efforts to address Big Tech’s transgressions against society.
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Schumacher: Calling for Vermont Kids Code
If I, a pediatrician who’d taken every in-app precaution to protect my child online, couldn’t do so, what did that mean for other families in Vermont? And in the nation at large?
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Online protection bills for kids pass in Maryland House, Senate — but Big Tech companies continue their fight
Bills that would limit how much data can be harvested from kids online passed overwhelmingly in their respective chambers in Annapolis, Maryland, but there are signs that opponents aren’t finished objecting to the measures.
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Md., Vt. advance youth data privacy bills
The Maryland House and Senate last week passed separate Age-Appropriate Design Code bills on unanimous votes. The Vermont Senate on Tuesday advanced on a unanimous vote a revised version of the model legislation, which also needs sign-off in the House.