Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Law

Lots of possible privacy concerns but overall the intent here seems good and I can get behind it conceptually.

Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Law  Lots of possible privacy concerns but overall the intent here seems good and I can get behind it conceptually. Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts The governor vetoed an earlier bill with less parental consent. https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/25/24087979/florida-desantis-social-media-age-verification-parental-consent-law

A federal judge blocked a Mississippi law that would require age verification for all users to use social media sites and for teens to get parental consent. 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/2/24190800/mississippi-age-verification-law-blocked-netchoice-first-amendment?ref=platformer.news

A federal judge blocked a Mississippi law that would require age verification for all users to use social media sites and for teens to get parental consent.   https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/2/24190800/mississippi-age-verification-law-blocked-netchoice-first-amendment?ref=platformer.news

NetChoice was the industry group behind both cases.

Judge blocks Mississippi law that required age verification on social media

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A House hearing on an online data privacy bill found broad bipartisan agreement on Wednesday, but divisions remain over kids’ safety and data brokers.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/house-hearing-highlights-potential-flashpoints-renewed-privacy-talks/?ref=platformer.news

A House hearing on an online data privacy bill found broad bipartisan agreement on Wednesday, but divisions remain over kids’ safety and data brokers.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/18/house-hearing-highlights-potential-flashpoints-renewed-privacy-talks/?ref=platformer.news

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