Advocacy
Using our voices to shape policy and protect young people online.
California AB1709
Introduced in 2026 by Asm. Josh Lowenthal, AB 1709 bans addictive features and feeds for under-16-year-olds, while allowing young people to continue to access online platforms.
Illinois Children’s Online Social Media Safety Act
Sponsored by Governor Pritzker, Senator Preston, and Rep. Gong-Gershowitz, the Illinois Children's Online Social Media Safety Act (HB 5511) requires default safety and privacy protections for minors supported by device-level age-assurance.
Illinois Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act
This bill, SB 315, requires large AI companies to publish safety plans, protect children from chatbot harms, report dangerous incidents, and protect whistleblowers.
Michigan Kids Code
Introduced by Senator Kevin Hertel and Senator Stephanie Chang, the Michigan Kids Code establishes standards for online platforms relating to usage by kids, including increasing privacy and safety settings, prohibiting targeted advertising, and increasing parental control of their children’s accounts.
New Jersey Kids Code
Introduced in 2026 by Assemblywoman Katz and Senator Mukherji, the New Jersey Kids Code Act establishes standards for online platforms relating to usage by kids, including increasing privacy and safety settings, prohibiting targeted advertising, and increasing parental control of their
Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act
The model bill that coalition member Encode is working on has been introduced in states like Illinois, Tennessee and Utah, which would require large AI companies to publish safety plans, protect children from chatbot harms, report dangerous incidents, and protect