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Guest Column: Decoding what’s happening to our kids online
There’s a battle happening over your child’s safety, and most Vermonters have no idea it’s underway. That’s because it’s being waged behind closed doors, not in press conferences or public hearings, but in whispered conversations, anonymous letters, and legal threats from some of the most powerful corporations in the world.
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Bill to protect children from big tech influence passes
The Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, known as LB504, aiming to protect Nebraska’s children from the influence of big tech and social media, is on Governor Jim Pillen’s desk.
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Vermont lawmakers pass ‘Kids Code’ data privacy bill
Vermont lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill aimed at making social media less addictive for teens. The Kids’ Code bill would require social media companies to set privacy settings by default, and it would ban addictive features like infinite scrolling and notifications.
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‘It’s time to break free’: Legislators, students rally in Manchester for Age-Appropriate Design
On the damp and chilly Monday morning of May 19, at 7:30 a.m., a collection of individuals gathered on the sidewalk of the round-about by the Northshire Bookstore to raise public awareness of Vermont’s Kids Code, an act more commonly known as Age-Appropriate Design Code. The bill advocates for by-default privacy settings for youth and…
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A proposed law could require warning labels on social media in New York
Democratic lawmakers in New York are pushing for warning labels on social media platforms. Similar to warning labels on cigarettes or alcohol.