Nearly 20 states since 2022 have enacted certain child online privacy and safety laws, many of which face legal challenges. The state legislation seeks to fill the gaps left by the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which is outdated and only applies to children under 13.
Looking beyond the laws and to the world of child privacy and online safety as a whole in the US, three patterns emerge that show the ballooning legal activity surrounding the regulation of kids’ social media activity:
- One entity—NetChoice, a trade association of internet companies—is the main driver of state-level litigation ...