Connecticut is investigating how messaging platforms, gaming sites, and chatbots are protecting the safety and privacy of children and teens online.
The state on Thursday disclosed ongoing probes in its first report to showcase enforcement of its revamped comprehensive privacy law which expanded minors’ privacy protections.
Since the provisions took effect in October 2024, Attorney General William Tong said his office issued two violation notices but “relied more heavily on information requests since many of these issues are complex, do not involve facial deficiencies, and are not easily ‘fixed.’” The state has since opened what he called broader ...