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Michigan Senate Committee Passes Kids Online Safety Package with Overwhelming Vote
Michigan Kids Code Coalition advocates celebrated as the Kids Over Clicks package of youth online safety bills, which includes the Michigan Kids Code, passed the Senate Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection Committee with an overwhelming vote of five Senators in favor and one abstention.
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Kids Code Coalition Statement on Favorable California Court Ruling
“After being delayed for years by Big Tech obstructionism, this promising decision means parts of the California Kids Code will finally go into effect. This ruling is encouraging for design-focused Kids Code bills across the country.”
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Michigan Kids Code Advocates Call for Action on Youth Online Safety Bills at Senate Hearing
Michigan Kids Code advocates rallied for youth online safety today and testified to the Senate Finance, Insurance, And Consumer Protection Committee in support of the Kids Over Clicks legislative package, which includes the Michigan Kids Code.
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‘Kids over clicks’: bills regulating social media for children get Michigan Senate hearing
“For far too long, big tech has profited off of our kids,” Sen. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) said. “Their privacy, safety and wellbeing have not been a priority of these social media platforms, and today is a first step in holding them accountable and putting our kids first.”
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Parents advocate for bills limiting social media for kids under 16
A group of parents and other advocates gathered in Lansing Wednesday to voice their support for limits on children’s social media use. It comes the same day as state lawmakers in the Senate Committee on Insurance, Finance, and Consumer Protection considered four bills that would prevent social media companies from showing addictive feeds or targeted…
Prioritizing the safety and wellbeing of young people online