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EPIC Urges Ninth Circuit to Rule Kids Privacy Law Doesn’t Violate Constitution

June 18, 2025
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- The First Amendment
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Applauds Vermont Governor Phil Scott for Signing Age-Appropriate Design Code into Law

June 12, 2025

This afternoon, Governor Phil Scott signed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) into law. The Vermont AADC protects kids’ privacy, enhances kids’ autonomy, and ensures their online safety by prohibiting abusive data and design practices. The law will take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Commends Oregon for Enacting Heightened Protections for Location, Minors’ Data

June 4, 2025

Yesterday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed H.B. 2008, a bill that amends the Oregon Data Privacy Law to ban the sale of precise geolocation data and the data of minors under 16.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
EPIC Applauds Passage of Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code

May 29, 2025

Today, the Vermont Legislature passed the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC). The Vermont AADC protects kids’ privacy, enhances kids’ autonomy, and ensures their online safety by prohibiting abusive data and design practices. The bill now awaits the Governor’s approval.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
PRESS RELEASE: Advocates and child development experts urge Google to halt Gemini AI chatbot rollout to young children, request FTC investigation

May 21, 2025

A broad coalition led by Fairplay and EPIC is launching a campaign today to stop Google’s rollout of the Gemini AI companion to young children.
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Children's Privacy
- Commercial AI Use
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Updates
Updated COPPA Rule (Finally) Finalized Today

April 21, 2025

Today the updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule was published in the Federal Register, finalizing the much-needed modernization to the COPPA Rule. After a nearly 6-year rulemaking process, the Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved the updated COPPA Rule in January 2025, but it did not become effective until today’s publication. Finalizing the COPPA Rule improves the Commission’s ability to protect kids online.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- Updates
Arkansas Legislature Passes Privacy Bill Expanding Enhanced COPPA Protections to Teens

April 18, 2025

This week, the Arkansas Legislature passed the Arkansas Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (HB 1717). The bill is modeled off the existing federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) framework but would build on COPPA’s existing protections extend those privacy protections for teens aged 13-16.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Minimization
- Data Protection
- Online Advertising & Tracking
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- 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
Senators Markey, Cassidy Reintroduce COPPA 2.0

March 4, 2025

Today, Senators Markey and Cassidy reintroduced the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act.
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- 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

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