Press Releases
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Maryland Kids Code Coalition Celebrates As Landmark Online Safety Law Comes Into Effect
The Maryland Kids Code Coalition celebrated the law and its advocates as landmark protections for almost 1.4 million kids and teens came into effect at midnight Tuesday, October 1st.
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Kids Code Coalition: Court Ruling Undermines Big Tech’s Legal War on Online Protections for Kids
This ruling is encouraging news for Kids Code bills across the country because it affirms that their core safety-by-design and privacy-by-default principles are appropriate, constitutional functions of government.
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Kids Code Coalition Urges Vermont Legislators to Override Veto
As members of Vermont’s General Assembly head to the Capitol for a one-day veto override voting session, the Vermont Kids Code Coalition sent a message to legislators summarizing the evidence about the urgent need to protect young people online by voting “yes” on H.121.
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Kids Code/Data Privacy Veto Backlash: What They’re Saying in Vermont
“The process to arrive at this bill took years of public forums, research, broad and various testimony, and collaboration among the Legislature, my office, industry groups, non-profits, small and mid-sized businesses, and consumers. The Governor’s Office and Administration were almost entirely absent from this process and may lack the relevant and important knowledge that would…
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Vermont Kids Code Coalition Statement on Governor Scott’s Veto of H.121
We are deeply disappointed by Governor Scott’s decision, which fails to account for months of hard work by legislators, community members and AG Clark to ensure the Kids Code is constitutionally sound and meets the needs of Vermont families and communities.