BOSTON -- Connecticut and Virginia are rethinking their approaches to comprehensive AI regulation in order to pass legislation that failed in 2025, Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) and Virginia Del. Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D) said Friday at the IAPP AI Governance conference.
YouTube content creator MrBeast should update data collection practices to comply with COPPA, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) National Programs’ Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) recommended Thursday.
Congress should think twice about moving ahead with the proposed Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), the Software & Information Industry Association said in a policy post Thursday. “As Congress searches for solutions, it’s critical that leaders consider the unintended consequences of sweeping privacy legislation and work toward protections that truly keep kids safe.”
The Australian eSafety Commissioner published regulatory guidance Tuesday to help social media companies comply with the country's new minimum age law requirements, which take effect Dec. 10.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (D) filed two lawsuits Monday against pornographic websites that the state said are in violation of its age-verification laws. The state said defendants "failed to implement the safeguards required to verify users’ ages before granting access to pornographic material."
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Party leaders on the Senate Commerce Committee expect to meet next week to discuss AI and privacy issues, ranking member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., told us Tuesday.
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Monday for the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, which was signed into law in June 2024 (see 2406070065). The proposed rules offer advice for social media companies about how they should restrict their platforms' addictive features to avoid harming the mental health of children.
The FTC’s recent children’s privacy claims against Disney and Apitor suggest companies should carefully scrutinize third-party vendors and software development kits (SDKs), privacy experts told us in recent interviews. The focus on children’s privacy suggests Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Republican commissioner are following through on this administration’s promises to protect children, they said.
The California legislature passed two laws about artificial intelligence and automated decision systems on Friday, the last day for legislators to pass bills. In addition, it approved a measure on age-verification signals. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has until Oct. 12 to sign or veto the bills.