Maryland
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Kids Code Coalition Applauds 2025 Legislative Introductions in States Across the Country
The Kids Code Coalition is today applauding the introduction of age-appropriate design code legislation in states across the country for 2025 legislative sessions.
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New social media regulation proposals are on tap in states
There will also likely be a renewed effort to pass Age-Appropriate Design Code laws, which require online platforms to prioritize minors’ privacy and safety. California lawmakers passed the first such law in 2022, but a NetChoice lawsuit has stalled it. Maryland lawmakers passed a revised version last year that has not yet faced a legal…
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Maryland Kids Code internet safety policy becomes law
Maryland Kids Code, a law that will require social media companies to do more to safeguard children, went into effect Tuesday.
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Maryland Kids Code Coalition Celebrates As Landmark Online Safety Law Comes Into Effect
The Maryland Kids Code Coalition celebrated the law and its advocates as landmark protections for almost 1.4 million kids and teens came into effect at midnight Tuesday, October 1st.
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Kids Code Coalition: Court Ruling Undermines Big Tech’s Legal War on Online Protections for Kids
This ruling is encouraging news for Kids Code bills across the country because it affirms that their core safety-by-design and privacy-by-default principles are appropriate, constitutional functions of government.