Design It For Us Applauds the Near-Unanimous Passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act:
Design It For Us Co-chair Arielle Geismar issued the following statement on the Monday night passage of the TAKE IT DOWN Act:…
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Young People Demand Control: Design It For Us Endorses SAFE for All Act
Youth-led coalition endorses New York bill (S.4506) that would give users real power over their feeds Design It For Us Organizing Director Matthew…
Design It For Us Condemns Judge’s Blockage of California Age-Appropriate Design Code
Design It For Us co-chair Zamaan Qureshi issued the following statement on a Judge’s decision in the US District Court…
Design It For Us Endorses the TAKE IT DOWN Act
Design It For Us Co-Chair Arielle Geismar issued the following statement after the coalition voted to endorse the TAKE IT…
Design It For Us Statement on Meta’s Boosting of Deepfake App and Rollout of Curriculum
Design it For Us co-chair Arielle Geismar issued the following statement after Meta announced a new curriculum to teach minors…
Design It For Us on NetChoice Lawsuit Against Maryland Kids Code
The Kids Code legislation offers long overdue protection for my generation so that we can experience a safer online environment after sustained exploitation and undue harms of social media. Instead of using this moment to practice accountability, Big Tech companies would rather continue to ignore our stories and experiences so that they can continue raking in profits at the expense of our safety and well-being.
Design It For Us Celebrates FTC’s Finalized Rulemaking
We’re thrilled to see this rulemaking finalized. It’s a long-overdue step forward that will protect young people online from targeted advertising.
Design It For Us Unveils Declaration of Digital Rights
Design It For Us today unveiled its Declaration of Digital Rights, which centers youth voices in determining policy and design priorities needed to protect young users of social media platforms. Grounded in polling conducted during Design It For Us’ campus tour, the Declaration of Digital Rights presents a youth-led vision for social media advocacy.
Design It For Us on the Kids Online Safety Act
House leadership’s decision to kill KOSA despite the bill’s overwhelming bipartisan support only benefits Big Tech and their lobbyists. It is abhorrent that Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise failed to heed the call of so many young people and parents crying out for online safety protections.
Design It For Us Calls on House of Representatives to Pass the Kids Online Safety Act
Youth coalition co-hosted a rally on Capitol Hill to call for immediate action on KOSA before the end of the…
Design It For Us on Enactment of Maryland Kids Code
Design It For Us co-chair Arielle Geismar issued the following statement on the Maryland Kids Code coming into effect.
Design It For Us Calls for Full House Vote on Kids Online Safety Act and Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Design It For Us co-chairs Zamaan Qureshi and Arielle Geismar issued the following joint statement after the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) out of the Committee: