Design Codes
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Washington does not protect our kids from Big Tech. NJ will
I signed the Kids Code Act, which sets the nation’s strongest safety and privacy design standards for social media platforms. The law requires companies to rebuild their platforms with kids’ best interests in mind. From now on, these platforms must restrict features designed to keep kids constantly engaged and default their accounts to the highest…
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New Jersey moves to stop social media companies from targeting kids with addictive algorithms that keep them scrolling
When New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill was running for office last year, she made children’s online safety a central part of her campaign platform. On her first day in office, she signed an executive order that created the Office of Youth Online Mental Health Safety and Awareness to coordinate efforts within state government to keep…
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States take Meta to trial over claims social media harms children
[MiPASS] has thrown its support behind the Kids Over Clicks package of bills, which has already passed the Michigan Senate. The legislation would ban tech companies from using minors’ personal data to curate their feeds, make AI chatbots inaccessible to children and force big tech companies to be more accountable.
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New Jersey minors get social media shield to limit Big Tech’s reach
Social media platforms will face a bevy of restrictions in New Jersey that limit their use of children’s data, restrict algorithmic content recommendations to minors and block notifications during school hours, among a range of others.
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New Jersey’s Kids Code Rejects Age Checks. It Puts the Burden on Platforms Instead.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a children’s internet regulation package into law last week. The most impactful of the three-law package will likely be the Kids Code Act that sets children’s safety standards for online service platforms, bans targeted advertising to minors and requires increased parental control tools.