Social Media Privacy

  • EPIC Encourages CalPrivacy to Prohibit Dark Patterns in Privacy Policies

    May 20, 2026

    In response to CalPrivacy’s request for input on the state’s privacy policy requirements, EPIC submitted comments on Wednesday advising the Agency to ensure that policies are easily accessible, do not use dark patterns, and directly link to ways Californians can exercise their privacy rights.

    • Competition and Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Brokers

    • Data Minimization

    • Online Advertising & Tracking

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Updates

  • Good Luck Opting Out: Manipulative Design Patterns in Opt-Out Processes

    May 20, 2026

    • Communications Privacy

    • Competition and Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Brokers

    • Data Minimization

    • Online Advertising & Tracking

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Publications

  • 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

  • WIRED: Elon Musk’s XChat App Is More Like Facebook’s Messenger Than Signal

    April 27, 2026

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • News

  • PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Files Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Prioritize Consumers in Video Privacy Protection Act Case 

    April 24, 2026

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Brokers

    • Data Protection

    • Online Advertising & Tracking

    • Privacy Laws

    • Social Media Privacy

    • U.S. Privacy Laws

    • Press Releases

  • 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

  • EPIC Testifies in Support of Michigan Kids Code

    March 5, 2026

    EPIC’s testimony explained why the MI Kids Code model is the right approach to mitigate harms that kids face online.

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Updates

  • The Verge: FTC declines to enforce a kids privacy law for data collected to verify users’ ages

    February 26, 2026

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • News

  • EPIC Model Platform Design Legislation Introduced in Kentucky

    February 23, 2026

    The Kentucky Kids Code (HB 633), based on EPIC’s Model Age-Appropriate Design Code, was introduced to the Kentucky House of Representatives this month. The legislation focuses on protecting kids from companies’ harmful design choices, promoting safer and more privacy-protective platform design that gives kids more control over their online experience.

    • Age Assurance

    • Children's Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Data Minimization

    • Data Protection

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Updates