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Judge Allows California Regulation of Addictive Feeds to Go Into Effect

December 31, 2024
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Updates
EPIC Tells Court that Privacy Protections Don’t Violate the First Amendment

December 18, 2024
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Section 230
- Updates
EPIC Urges Northern District of California to Reject NetChoice’s Request to Enjoin California Law to Regulate Addictive Feeds for Minors

December 11, 2024

On December 10, 2024, EPIC submitted an amicus brief in NetChoice v. Bonta, an important case about whether the First Amendment prevents the government from regulating harmful, content-neutral features on online platforms. EPIC’s brief urged the court to deny the tech industry trade association NetChoice’s request for a preliminary injunction that seeks prevent California’s Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976) from going into effect by declaring the law unconstitutional.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Updates
Judge Upholds New Jersey Law Protecting Public Officials’ Privacy and Security

December 3, 2024

A Federal Judge last week rejected a constitutional challenge against Daniel’s Law, a New Jersey law that allows judges, law enforcement officers, and other public officials to request to have their personal information, including their home address and phone number, removed from websites.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- The First Amendment
- Updates
The Fight for Privacy Continues

November 6, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Census Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Open Government
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Voter Privacy
- Updates
EPIC and ACLU Encourage NIST to Advance Privacy and Equity in Digital Identity Guidelines

October 9, 2024

This week EPIC and the ACLU submitted joint comments urging the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to center equity, accessibility, and privacy in the Second Draft of its Digital Identity Guidelines.
- Cybersecurity
- Data Security
- Government Databases
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
EPIC Urges NY Attorney General To Center Data Minimization and Age Determination Best Practices in Rulemaking for NY SAFE for Kids Act

October 1, 2024

Yesterday EPIC submitted comments with the Center for Digital Democracy urging the New York Attorney General to center privacy and age determination best practices in its rulemaking to implement the New York SAFE for Kids Act.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Updates
In Texas Age Verification Case, EPIC Urges Supreme Court to Adopt Framework that Can Differentiate Unconstitutional Online Censorship Laws from Constitutional Kids’ Privacy and Safety Laws

September 23, 2024
- Age Assurance
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Updates
Ninth Circuit Recognizes Section 230 Not a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Tech Companies That Allegedly Lie to Users

August 22, 2024
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Section 230
- Updates
Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Portion of California AADC but Leaves the Rest Intact for Now

August 16, 2024
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- The First Amendment
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates

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