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EPIC Asks Federal Court to Rule that Narrow Regulation of Misleading Elections-Related Deepfakes Is Facially Constitutional

April 23, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- The First Amendment
- Updates
Vermont Senate Passes Age-Appropriate Design Code

March 14, 2025

Yesterday the Vermont Senate passed Senate Bill 69, the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (Vermont AADC), on a bipartisan 25-5 vote. Last month EPIC testified in support of the bill and submitted additional written testimony.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
EPIC-Led Group of Law and Technology Experts Urges Ninth Circuit to Rule that Social Media Companies’ Addictive Technology Is Not Protected Expression

March 7, 2025
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Updates
EPIC Testifies in Support of Vermont Age Appropriate Design Code

February 19, 2025
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
Federal Trade Commission Refers Complaint to the Justice Department Regarding Snap Inc’s Allegedly Illegal AI Chatbot Activity

January 16, 2025
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Updates
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

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