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Minnesota Kids Code
Several Minnesota state legislators are announcing a new effort to protect kids online with the Minnesota Kids Code. State Senator Erin Maye Quade explains how this bill does not seek to moderate content on the internet, but rather, get to protecting kids on the internet from companies using their data to push them towards harmful…
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Rep. Kristin Bahner Explains Age Appropriate Design Code
Rep. Kristin Bahner (DFL-Maple Grove) authored the Age Appropriate Design Code bill in the Minnesota Legislature that promotes safe and healthy data privacy for children. “We’ve looked through the lens of child safety when we’ve developed everything from car seats and cribs to motor vehicles, but we’ve never applied that to online settings,” Bahner said.
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Vermont Kids Code pushes for internet safety
A new bill is pushing for greater protections for kids online in the Vermont state legislature this session. We talk to the co-sponsors of this legislation about why this matters right now.
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Sen. Maye Quade, Rep. Bahner, Kids Code Coalition to Announce Revitalized Youth Online Safety Bill
The Minnesota Kids Code Coalition will host a virtual press briefing this Friday, February 9 at 10:00 AM with sponsors Senator Erin Maye Quade and Representative Kristin Bahner to announce a revitalized effort to pass the Minnesota Kids Code.
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How many more kids will be victimized before we make the digital world safer for them?
As briefly satisfying as it may have been to watch some Big Tech CEOs squirm under a bipartisan grilling from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday — including an outright apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to parents who say social media contributed to their child’s exploitation and, in some cases, death — it’s also…
Prioritizing the safety and wellbeing of young people online