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Vermont Kids Code pushes for internet safety
A new bill is pushing for greater protections for kids online in the Vermont state legislature this session. We talk to the co-sponsors of this legislation about why this matters right now.
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How many more kids will be victimized before we make the digital world safer for them?
As briefly satisfying as it may have been to watch some Big Tech CEOs squirm under a bipartisan grilling from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday — including an outright apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to parents who say social media contributed to their child’s exploitation and, in some cases, death — it’s also…
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Kids Code Comes Back
en. George K. Muñoz, D-Gallup, has re-introduced the Age Appropriate Design Code Act bill this year: Senate Bill 68. Also known as The New Mexico Kids Code, this New Mexico bill would require tech companies that provide online products and services to operate with strict data privacy designed to prevent children’s personal data from being…
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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.