Vermont
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Kids Code Coalition Applauds Unanimous Floor Votes in Vermont Senate, Maryland House & Senate
The national Kids Code Coalition applauded unanimous votes taken by three state legislative chambers over the past week in favor of Kids Code bills based on the age-appropriate design code model.
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Md., Vt. advance youth data privacy bills
The Maryland House and Senate last week passed separate Age-Appropriate Design Code bills on unanimous votes. The Vermont Senate on Tuesday advanced on a unanimous vote a revised version of the model legislation, which also needs sign-off in the House.
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Vermont Kids Code Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Economic Development Committee, Clearing Key Hurdle
The Vermont Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee today passed Chair Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale’s Vermont Kids Code bill (S.289), a nation-leading effort to protect children and their data online.
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Kids Code Coalition Anticipates Youth Online Safety Highlight in Tonight’s State of the Union
As President Biden prepares to address the nation tonight, spotlighting the critical issue of youth online safety, we’re witnessing a significant surge in momentum for Kids Code legislation across the United States.
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‘Vermont Kids Code’ would ban big tech from collecting children’s data in harmful ways
Documents in Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s lawsuit against Meta reveal that even with around 80% of Vermont teens using Instagram in 2020 — one of the highest rates in the country — the company was still working on ways to get those teens to spend more time per day on the app.