State lawmakers are incorporating lessons learned from a lawsuit challenging a California kids’ online safety law to strengthen their own bills against constitutional challenges.
Maryland is poised to be the next state to enact a design code requiring tech companies to consider how their products impact youth as they build out their platforms. California was first with a 2022 law mandating that sites likely to be accessed by children prioritize their well-being and assess new services and features through that lens—though a federal judge blocked its implementation.
Lawmakers throughout the country are pushing guardrails for youth online to address teen ...