July 23, 2026
MS NOW

U.S. Struggles to Pass Federal Social Media Regulation

"These bans focus on the wrong thing and end up with challenging implementation that ultimately don't hold social media companies accountable for the thing's we're all worried about, which is addictive features, and feeds."
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July 14, 2026
Politico

So Much for the Australia Effect?

Iyer urged EU lawmakers to follow through and hold companies “accountable at the feature and design level, while not banning access to online spaces,” while Haworth said the recommendations show “the world is converging exactly where California lawmakers have led: don't ban kids, fix the product.
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July 2, 2026
Politico

This AI power player is betting on Republicans

Electronic Privacy Information Center announced four new members joining its advisory board: Zamaan Qureshi, co-founder and director of campaigns and policy at Design It For Us, Ashkan Soltani, independent researcher and technologist, Erie Meyer, senior fellow and the Center for Law and the Economy, and Ian Fuller, CEO of Westfuller.
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July 1, 2026
Pluribus News

N.J. passes one of the strongest Kids Code laws to protect minors online

We are thrilled that states like New Jersey are continuing to step up in passing strong legislation targeting social media companies’ harmful design features to enact safety-by-design and privacy-by-default protections for young people,” Sebastian Mahal, co-chair at the youth-led coalition, Design It For Us, said in a statement.
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