Social Media Privacy

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

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

404 Media: The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring

March 12, 2025

• Intelligence Surveillance

• Social Media Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Traveler Screening & Border Surveillance

• News

Scraping for Me, Not for Thee: Large Language Models, Web Data, and Privacy-Problematic Paradigms

February 27, 2025

More than just hypocrisy (though that as well), the supposed reaction to DeepSeek’s model speaks to a troubling AI company argument—one that positions mass web scraping and large-scale data ingestion, sans consent, as a necessity, and an act in which only the companies themselves are entitled to partake.

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Brokers

• Data Minimization

• Data Security

• Government AI Use

• Platform Accountability & Governance

• Social Media Privacy

• Web Scraping

• Analysis

MediaPost: Meta Could Face Suit By Federal Government Over Financial Ads 

February 3, 2025

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Social Media Privacy

• News

EPIC, Coalition Testify in FTC Hearing on Impersonation Scam Rule

January 30, 2025

On January 17, 2025, EPIC offered video testimony during the Federal Trade Commission's hearing on its Rule on Impersonation of Government, Businesses, and Individuals.

• Consumer Privacy

• Robocalls

• Social Media Privacy

• Updates

EPIC and Partner Organizations Written Testimony on FTC Rule on Impersonation of Government, Businesses, and Individuals

January 28, 2025

• Consumer Privacy

• Robocalls

• Social Media Privacy

• Testimony

EPIC Applauds Critical Updates to COPPA Rule, Strengthening FTC’s Ability to Protect Kids’ Privacy

January 16, 2025

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) applauds today’s action by the Federal Trade Commission to strengthen and modernize the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. Approved by a unanimous 5-0 vote, the updated COPPA Rule illustrates the Commission’s strong, bipartisan commitment to protecting kids’ privacy and safety online.

• Children's Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Minimization

• Data Protection

• Social Media Privacy

• Updates

Tech Policy Press: Meta’s Privacy Policies: Designed Badly, by Design?

November 25, 2024

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Social Media Privacy

• News

Tech Policy Press: Meta’s Privacy Policies: Designed Badly, by Design?

November 25, 2024

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Social Media Privacy

• News