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Join us in advocating for policy for safer social media and online platforms for kids, teens, and young adults.
Building on the success of our previous campaign for the unanimous passage of the bipartisan California Age Appropriate Design Code, the Design It For Us coalition supports similar design-based legislation across the country and leads up other campaigns for meaningful action to protect young people online.
Endorsed Legislation
Bills endorsed
State bills
Federal bills
Bills signed into law
Federal Legislation
The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Introduced by Senators Ed Markey and Bill Cassidy, the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act would update existing data privacy rules for the 21st century to ensure children and teenagers are protected online.
The DEFIANCE Act
Introduced by Senator Durbin and Representative Ocaso Cortez, The DEFIANCE Act would guarantee federal protections for survivors of nonconsensual deepfake pornography.
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
Sponsored by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) would give kids and teens the ability to opt-out of addictive product features and create a duty for social media platforms to prevent and mitigate harms to minors.
The Kids PRIVACY Act
Introduced by Rep. Kathy Castor, the Kids PRIVACY Act would strengthen the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), previously passed legislation from 1998 to protect kids’ privacy online
The Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act
Introduced by Representative Morelle, the Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act would prohibit the non-consensual disclosure of intimate images that have been digitally altered.
State Legislation
California Age Appropriate Design Code
Unanimously passed by the California State Legislature and signed into law in September 2022, the California Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) is a landmark bipartisan law to protect kids online by design and by default.
Maryland Kids Code
Unanimously passed in 2023 and signed into law in May 2023, the bipartisan Maryland Kids Code provides safety-by-design and privacy-by-default to kids and teens online.
Minnesota Kids Code
Introduced in 2023, the bipartisan Minnesota Kids Code is a privacy framework that brings a product safety approach to the internet ensuring that the online products we use every day are safe by design.
Nevada Kids Code
Introduced in 2023, the bipartisan Nevada Kids Code is a privacy framework that brings a product safety approach to the internet ensuring that the online products we use every day are safe by design.
New Mexico Kids Code
Introduced in 2023, the bipartisan New Mexico Kids Code is a privacy framework that brings a product safety approach to the internet ensuring that the online products we use every day are safe by design.
Vermont Kids Code
Unanimously passed in 2023, the bipartisan Vermont Kids Code provides safety-by-design and privacy-by-default to kids and teens online.
Other Campaigns
Urge Instagram to Abandon Building a Friend Map
Join us in urging Instagram to abandon the development and launch of the “Friend Map” feature immediately.