Bloomberg Law
Sept. 11, 2023, 9:00 AM UTC

ANALYSIS: Child Privacy Law Rush Yields Patchwork of Protections

Mary Ashley Salvino
Mary Ashley Salvino
Senior Legal Content Specialist

Child online privacy state laws are erupting across the nation, a movement that is likely to continue in the future despite legal challenges. The emerging state legislative landscape is surprisingly diverse, with state trends showing a wider variety of approaches to the issue than privacy practitioners have grown accustomed to seeing.

A wave of bipartisan concern regarding the safety of youth online and the mental health dangers posed by social media has resulted in the sudden arrival of state laws. All told, 14 laws have been enacted in 10 states in the past 12 months, starting with California’s Age-Appropriate ...

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