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Ninth Circuit To Hear Oral Argument in Case About Whether Algorithms Directed to Induce Habit-Forming Behavior Are Protected Speech

April 2, 2025
- Age Assurance
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Analysis
Judge in California Age-Appropriate Design Code Case Gets the First Amendment Wrong—Again

March 14, 2025

Yesterday, a federal judge issued a second preliminary injunction against California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (“CAADC”). The judge's First Amendment analysis flouted directions from the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court to more critically examine Big Tech’s demands for broad relief from regulation. The decision erroneously questions the constitutionality of every law giving kids special protections online—including the long-standing Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- The First Amendment
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Analysis
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
Tech Policy Press: Can States Restrict Online Content in the Name of Protecting Children? The Supreme Court Will Weigh In.

March 7, 2025
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- News
Senators Markey and Cassidy Reintroduce Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Legislation

March 4, 2025
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- News
EPIC Written Testimony to the Vermont Senate Committee on Institutions in support of the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

February 26, 2025

The Vermont AADC protects minors’ privacy, enhances minors’ autonomy, and ensures their online safety by prohibiting abusive data and design practices. It does not ban minors from social media, and it does not block minors from accessing any type of content. The choices made in drafting make it stand on strong constitutional ground.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Testimony
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
In Hearing, Judge Seemed Torn on NetChoice’s Renewed First Amendment Attack on California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code

January 24, 2025

In a hearing yesterday on NetChoice’s second motion for a preliminary injunction against California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (CAADC), Judge Beth Labson Freeman appeared far more skeptical of the trade association’s First Amendment arguments than the first time she ruled on the constitutionality of the law.
- Age Assurance
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Section 230
- The First Amendment
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Analysis
In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the Supreme Court Should Preserve Legislatures’ Power to Protect Kids Online

January 14, 2025

The Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton could potentially impact legislatures' abilities to enact special protections for kids online. A Moody v. NetChoice-like decision that helps courts navigate the nuances of different laws involving age determination would preserve legislatures’ power to protect kids online while also prohibiting online censorship.
- Age Assurance
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Analysis
NetChoice v. Bonta

January 6, 2025
- Age Assurance
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- The First Amendment
- Amicus Briefs