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Legislation to make technology safer
Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Rep. Monique Priestley recently announced their sponsorship and introduction of the Vermont Kids Code, legislation to make technology safer for young users and protect their privacy.
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Maryland bills challenge Big Tech over data privacy, ticket scalping
A second bill, dubbed the Maryland Kids Code, revives an effort from last session to implement new online protections for children. The proposal, sponsored by Dels. Jared Solomon (D-Montgomery), C.T. Wilson (D-Charles) and Love, was modeled after Britain’s landmark Age-Appropriate Design Code.
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Maryland lawmakers seek to bolster consumer protections in 2024
Del. Jared Solomon and Sen. Ben Kramer, both Montgomery County Democrats, are jointly sponsoring the Maryland Kids Code, House Bill 901 and Senate Bill 844, which would require for-profit companies that annually gross more than $25 million with online platforms that collect data from 50,000 or more unique users to stop harvesting and selling children’s…
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A TikTok challenge killed our son, now we fight for other children’s safety
Now, we are continuing Matthew’s legacy of protection and advocacy on a broader scale. We’ve joined forces with other parents as well as educators, mental health professionals, and other concerned community members to support the Maryland Kids Code bill and similar legislative efforts across the country, becoming voices in a growing movement that seeks to…
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Anti-scalping bill headlines ‘year of the consumer’ package
“This bill is not about content,” said Solomon. “It is about data management practices. So, we are not telling a website they need to take anything down. We are not limiting access for a young person to find that content if they want to. What we are saying is you cannot manipulate a young person…