Majorities of U.S. and Australian parents back social media bans for children younger than 16, but kids fear losing friendship and support connections, the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) said Tuesday. Australia's under-16 social media ban takes effect Wednesday (see 2510100005).
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Social media platforms are facing intense scrutiny over how they collect, share and monetize user data. As new state and federal laws focus on age verification, parental controls and transparency requirements, social media companies face legal risks around algorithmic targeting, third-party tracking and children's safety. This page follows key legislation, investigations and lawsuits shaping privacy practices for major social platforms.
In the latest volley of court documents in a case challenging a Florida law that would ban kids younger than 13 from having social media accounts, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) slammed the state AG for opposing its motion to expedite the proceedings. Months earlier, Florida urged that the case be expedited. CCIA made a similar motion to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Dec. 3 (see 2512030047).
Car companies are increasingly monetizing driver data while failing to protect consumer privacy, said Robinson+Cole lawyer Kathryn Rattigan in a blog post Thursday.
Oral argument in NetChoice v. Yost (docket 25-3371) has been scheduled for 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 4, at the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
X breached its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and should pay a 120 million euros ($140 million) fine, the European Commission said Friday in its first non-compliance decision under the law. X didn't immediately comment.
With Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Act taking effect Dec. 10, Google's YouTube on Thursday sent its users and creators what it called "a disappointing update."
One week after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted a preliminary injunction on a Florida law banning kids from social media, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) asked the federal appeals court to expedite the remainder of the case.
New York must not give in to staunch industry efforts to stop a health data privacy bill, said state Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal in an emailed statement Wednesday. The Democratic sponsors of the bill (S-929/A-2141) responded to a Monday letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) from many tech industry, advertising and other business groups calling for a veto.
New York state should sign into law a bill requiring warning labels on social networks about their mental health risks, a group of parents urged Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) in a letter released Tuesday by Common Sense Media.
Possible New York regulations aimed at protecting kids against addictive feeds raise significant privacy concerns, tech industry and consumer privacy groups agreed in comments reviewed Tuesday by Privacy Daily. The groups weighed in Monday on a Sept. 15 NPRM from the state attorney general's office to implement the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act.