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‘Kids code’: Vermont lawmakers once again seek to protect kids on social media
Social media is everywhere these days, but lawmakers in Montpelier are looking to reign it in when it comes to kids. “It has negative consequences like addiction, cyberbullying, and [kids] not being able to literally get themselves off of their phones,” said Sen. Wendy Harrison.
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AGs push for laws to regulate social media, protect kids
Attorneys general in several states are spearheading legislation to regulate social media platforms to protect kids. Officials in California, Connecticut, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada and Washington have introduced or recommended bills this year.
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SC lawmakers consider enacting online protections for children
One bill advancing in the House of Representatives, the “South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act,” targets social media sites and apps. It would…prohibit adults from messaging minors on social media unless they are already connected, and expand parental controls over minors’ social media accounts.
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Nebraska Kids Code Coalition Applauds Committee Passage of the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code
The Nebraska Kids Code Coalition today applauded the Senate Banking, Commerce & Insurance Committee’s advancement of Nebraska Senator Carolyn Bosn’s LB504, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, by a vote of 7-0-1.
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Kids Code Coalition Members Applaud New York Social Media Bills, State’s Ongoing Kids Online Safety Leadership
Members of the Kids Code Coalition applauded Senator Andrew Gounardes’s introduction today of the New York Social Media Warning Label Act, which joins the New York Children’s Online Safety Act in representing a major opportunity to advance groundbreaking design-based kids’ online safety legislation.
Prioritizing the safety and wellbeing of young people online