Press Releases
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Maryland Kids Code Coalition Reacts to Meta’s Withdrawal of Lawsuit Threat, Calls on Other Big Tech Companies to Follow
Maryland Kids Code Coalition spokesperson Marisa Shea released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that Meta is backing down from threats to sue to stop the law from going into effect.
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VT Kids Code Coalition Applauds Legislature, Urges Gov. Scott to Sign H.121 into Law
The Vermont Kids Code Coalition issued the following statement applauding the Vermont legislature and urging Governor Phil Scott to protect kids’ data, privacy, and safety online by enacting the Vermont Kids Code, which unanimously passed as a key component of data privacy bill H.121.
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ICYMI: Vermont Advocates Urge Governor Scott to Sign Kids Code & Data Privacy Bill
Parents, kids, small business leaders and advocates for Big Tech accountability joined forces yesterday outside Burlington City Hall to call on Governor Phil Scott to sign H.121, a bill to protect Vermonters’ data and privacy online and require tech companies to factor kids’ safety into their product design.
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VT Parents Urge Gov. Scott to Support Online Product Safety Protections for Youth by Signing H.121 into Law
Dozens of Vermont parents and families have sent a letter urging Governor Phil Scott to protect kids’ data, privacy, and safety online by enacting Vermont Kids Code, provisions that would ensure children and teens have basic privacy and safety protections, which unanimously passed both legislative chambers earlier this month as a key component of data privacy bill H.121.
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ICYMI: Maryland Lawmakers Call on Big Tech Companies to Cooperate with Maryland Kids Code
Sponsors of the new Kids Code law ask major tech companies to comply with safety and privacy by design framework, reject trade group’s lawsuit threat