NetChoice and the Utah attorney general exchanged letters Tuesday and Wednesday in a case that challenges a state law requiring age assurance for social media account holders is legal.
Privacy professionals begin the new year considering significant changes to some state privacy requirements. Lawyers suggested resolutions to review data and get an early start on risk assessments.
Kids privacy and child safety online have been hot-button issues on both sides of the aisle and will remain so in 2026, said privacy lawyers in interviews with Privacy Daily. Despite the bipartisan focus and federal bills pending on these issues, several of the lawyers were doubtful about passage of a national law next year.
A district court’s decision Tuesday to grant a preliminary injunction against Texas’ App Store Accountability Act surprised some, but not others, as privacy pros digested the Computer & Communications Industry Association's initial victory.
A bipartisan coalition of 28 states plus the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief Monday supporting Virginia in a case that challenges the constitutionality of a social media law that would amend the state's privacy statute. Virginia AG Jason Miyares (R) opposed NetChoice’s proposed preliminary injunction in a court document Friday.
State legislators across the country already have filed several kids online safety bills ahead of 2026 legislative sessions. An attorney earlier this week predicted an “avalanche of new state laws” related to child online safety over the next one to two years (see 2512170031).
A federal court permanently blocked a Louisiana law that would require age verification before a user could access social media platforms Monday, ruling that it violated the First Amendment. The decision Monday was a win for NetChoice, which sued the state over the statute in March claiming free speech violations and privacy risks (see 2503180048).
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) said Monday the state sued "approximately" 50 adult websites for flouting the state’s age-verification law.
Some supported a Texas app store age-verification law, while others criticized its constitutionality and regulatory hurdles in amicus briefs filed last week at the U.S. District Court for Western Texas (case 1:25-cv-01660).
Reddit challenged Australia's new minimum age law Friday, urging the High Court in Sydney to declare it invalid and stop the government from classifying the company as an age-restricted social media platform.