Vermont
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Advocates Urge Governor Scott to Sign Vermont Kids Code into Law
More than a dozen organizations and advocates that helped lead the successful fight for the Vermont Kids Code, S.69, which state lawmakers passed both chambers last month with overwhelming bipartisan votes, are today urging Governor Phil Scott to protect kids’ data, privacy, and safety online by signing the Vermont Kids Code into law.
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Neb., Vt. pass Kids Code bills to regulate online platforms for minors
Lawmakers in Nebraska and Vermont passed bills this week that would regulate how social media sites and other online platforms interact with minors.
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VT Kids Code Coalition Applauds Legislature, Urges Gov. Scott to Sign Kids Online Safety Bill into Law
We applaud Vermont lawmakers today for voting overwhelmingly in favor of the Vermont Kids Code, sending it to Governor Phil Scott for his signature, and we are especially grateful to Rep. Monique Priestley and Sen. Wendy Harrison for their leadership.
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Guest Column: Decoding what’s happening to our kids online
There’s a battle happening over your child’s safety, and most Vermonters have no idea it’s underway. That’s because it’s being waged behind closed doors, not in press conferences or public hearings, but in whispered conversations, anonymous letters, and legal threats from some of the most powerful corporations in the world.
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Vermont lawmakers pass ‘Kids Code’ data privacy bill
Vermont lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill aimed at making social media less addictive for teens. The Kids’ Code bill would require social media companies to set privacy settings by default, and it would ban addictive features like infinite scrolling and notifications.