Monday afternoon, a demonstration took place outside Burlington City Hall by the Vermont Kids Code Coalition in support of H.121. Supporters of the bill called on Gov. Phil Scott to sign it to enhance data privacy for minors.

A small group of advocates gathered outside Burlington City Hall on Monday to urge Gov. Phil Scott to sign a bill aimed at protecting Vermonters’ data privacy and enhancing internet safety for children.

Demonstrators gathered at Burlington City Hall Monday to urge Governor Phil Scott to sign the Vermont Kids Code into law. H. 121 includes new rules for social media companies aimed at protecting kids online by taking aim at algorithms that keep them glued to their screens for hours.

Parents, advocates and lobbyists are ramping up pressure on Republican Gov. Phil Scott to sign legislation that would change the rules of the road for Big Tech in Vermont.

As a Vermont senator and the mother of a toddler with a new baby on the way, I feel a deep personal responsibility to make sure the digital world our children grow up in is as safe and nurturing for them as the physical one.