South Carolina

  • Upstate Today

    Time for more accountability

    I would like to commend the SC House for passing favorably the H.3431 SC Age Appropriate Design Code Act. It’s time for more accountability for “Big Tech,” especially as it relates to our children.

  • South Carolina Kids Code Coalition Applauds House Passage of the Age-Appropriate Design Code

    he South Carolina Kids Code Coalition today applauded the House’s advancement of H.3431, which includes the South Carolina Age-Appropriate Design Code, by a vote of 89-14 on third reading. The bill now heads to the Senate.

  • WIS 10

    SC lawmakers consider enacting online protections for children

    One bill advancing in the House of Representatives, the “South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act,” targets social media sites and apps. It would…prohibit adults from messaging minors on social media unless they are already connected, and expand parental controls over minors’ social media accounts.

  • Bloomberg Government

    California-Style Online Safety Bills Spread to Seven States

    Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Illinois, Nebraska, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Vermont have introduced or will introduce age-appropriate design codes, the Kids Code Coalition announced ahead of a Monday legislative committee hearing on the Nebraska bill (L.B. 504).

  • 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.