Press Releases
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Advocates Celebrate Vermont’s Victory for Kids & Families Over Big Tech
This morning, advocates across the country are celebrating a hard-fought win for kids’ online safety in Vermont, where the Kids Code bill that was stymied by Big Tech lobbying last year has now prevailed. Yesterday Gov. Phil Scott heeded public demand and signed S.69, the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code, into law.
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Advocates Urge Governor Scott to Sign Vermont Kids Code into Law
More than a dozen organizations and advocates that helped lead the successful fight for the Vermont Kids Code, S.69, which state lawmakers passed both chambers last month with overwhelming bipartisan votes, are today urging Governor Phil Scott to protect kids’ data, privacy, and safety online by signing the Vermont Kids Code into law.
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Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen Signs Landmark Kids Online Safety-by-Design Legislation
Kids and parents in Nebraska can feel confident today that help is on the way to make the internet safer for young people and hold Big Tech companies accountable for exploiting our kids’ emotions, health, safety and wellbeing – all for profit.
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VT Kids Code Coalition Applauds Legislature, Urges Gov. Scott to Sign Kids Online Safety Bill into Law
We applaud Vermont lawmakers today for voting overwhelmingly in favor of the Vermont Kids Code, sending it to Governor Phil Scott for his signature, and we are especially grateful to Rep. Monique Priestley and Sen. Wendy Harrison for their leadership.
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Nebraska Legislature Passes Social Media Safety-by-Design Bill Requested by Governor Pillen
The Nebraska Kids Code Coalition applauds today’s overwhelming vote by the Nebraska legislature in favor of final passage of Senator Carolyn Bosn’s LB504, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act.