Maryland
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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.
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Maryland Kids Code Coalition Reacts to Meta’s Withdrawal of Lawsuit Threat, Calls on Other Big Tech Companies to Follow
Maryland Kids Code Coalition spokesperson Marisa Shea released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that Meta is backing down from threats to sue to stop the law from going into effect.
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Meta says it won’t support suit against major child safety law
After Maryland signed a sweeping new law to expand protections for children online last month, a law firm representing Meta privately gave one state official an unexpected assurance.
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ICYMI: Maryland Lawmakers Call on Big Tech Companies to Cooperate with Maryland Kids Code
Sponsors of the new Kids Code law ask major tech companies to comply with safety and privacy by design framework, reject trade group’s lawsuit threat