Maryland
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Parents of Kids Impacted by Social Media Harms Urge AG Brown to Enforce and Defend Maryland Kids Code
Today, more than a dozen parents of kids impacted by social media harms are urging Maryland Attorney General Brown to vigorously enforce and defend the law in court after Big Tech titans including Meta and Google sued to stop the law using their NetChoice front group.
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Kids Code Coalition Roundup: State Lawmakers Seize Momentum to Protect Kids, Regulate Big Tech
Across the country, momentum is breaking in favor of kids and families against the Big Tech lobby and its legal juggernaut, as courts start to rule in favor of tech regulation and lawmaker champions of Kids Code bills gain recognition for their success.
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Maryland’s message to Big Tech: Think different.
The Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code is meant to safeguard children’s privacy and prevent geotracking and the selling of personal data, according to State Delegate Jared Solomon. “This is really about the algorithms and the way companies are manipulating people with those algorithms,” he says.
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New Kids Code Coalition Report Exposes NetChoice’s Losing Battle Against Kids’ Online Safety Laws
The Kids Code Coalition today released a new report, NetChoice’s Losing Battle Against Kids’ Online Safety Bills: Litigation, Lobbying & the Path Forward.
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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.