Children's Privacy

  • EPIC Testifies in Support of New Jersey Kids Code Act

    June 11, 2026

    On Thursday, EPIC Counsel Suzanne Bernstein testified in support of the New Jersey Kids Code Act, an age-appropriate design code that targets specific data use and design practices that harm minors online. The bill was voted out of committee and now moves on to the NJ Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. 

    • Children's Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • U.S. State Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • FTC Finalizes Settlement with Illuminate Education, Heeding EPIC’s Call to Strengthen Data Minimization Requirements

    June 9, 2026

    On Friday the FTC finalized a revised consent order with Illuminate Education that incorporates many of EPIC’s recommendations to strengthen the data minimization section of the order.

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Student Privacy

    • Updates

  • Illinois passes Children’s Social Media Safety Act

    June 1, 2026

    The Illinois state legislature voted Monday to pass HB 5511, the Children’s Social Media Safety Act, which regulates harmful platform design like addictive feeds and overnight push notifications.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Updates

  • EPIC Urges Vermont Senators to Vote No on Weak ‘Privacy’ Bill

    May 28, 2026

    On Thursday, EPIC and Consumer Reports sent a letter to Vermont’s Senators urging them to vote against S. 71, a so-called “privacy” bill that in truthundermines established privacy protections for Vermonters. 

    • Children's Privacy

    • Data Brokers

    • Data Minimization

    • Online Advertising & Tracking

    • Privacy Laws

    • U.S. State Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • EPIC, Coalition Call on FTC to Investigate Roblox’s Manipulative Design Harms

    May 20, 2026

    On Wednesday, EPIC joined child safety advocacy organizations including Fairplay and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation to urge the FTC to investigate Roblox for employing manipulative design features to exploit children.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • The First Amendment

    • Updates

  • EPIC Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on State AGs to Hold Apple, Google Accountable for Platforming ‘Nudify’ Apps

    May 19, 2026

    On Tuesday, EPIC and a bipartisan coalition of 55 U.S.-based civil society groups led by UltraViolet Action called on state attorneys general to take legal action against Apple and Google for platforming deepfake or “nudify” apps.

    • Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

    • Children's Privacy

    • Online Harassment

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Updates

  • To protect kids online, don’t ban them from social media. Regulate design.

    April 30, 2026

    Many state bills do not focus on regulating tech companies’ harmful design practices but instead on blocking kids’ access to social media and other apps unless they get parental consent. This is not an effective way to protect kids online.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Cybersecurity

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Privacy Laws

    • Section 230

    • Social Media Privacy

    • The First Amendment

    • U.S. State Privacy Laws

    • Analysis

  • EPIC Testifies in Support of Bill to Expand Privacy Protections for Vermonters

    April 28, 2026

    This week, EPIC Deputy Director and Policy Director Caitriona Fitzgerald testified before the Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development in support of a bill that would expand consumer data privacy in that state.

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Brokers

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Online Advertising & Tracking

    • Privacy Laws

    • Social Media Privacy

    • U.S. Privacy Laws

    • Updates

  • EPIC Files Amicus Brief Countering Big Tech Claim that Surveillance-Based Feeds Are Protected by the First Amendment

    April 13, 2026

    On Monday, EPIC filed an amicus brief defending South Carolina’s Age-Appropriate Design Code, H. 3431, against the latest attempt by the tech industry to strike down laws designed to keep kids safe online.

    • Children's Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • The First Amendment

    • Updates

  • EPIC Testifies in Support of Rhode Island Age-Appropriate Design Code Approach

    April 9, 2026

    EPIC submitted testimony yesterday suggesting improvements to strengthen the Rhode Island Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC). The RI House Innovation Internet and Technology Committee is considering the RI AADC, among other bills, to provide privacy and online safety protections for minors.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Updates