We advocate 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, we’re kicking off the Design It For Us coalition in support of similar legislation in other states and looking forward to endorsing federal legislation in the future.
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. The AADC is first-of-its-kind legislation, giving children high privacy for their personal data, and instructing companies to change features that use data to expose children to risks and intrusion. The California AADC was inspired by the UK’s AADC, which has already produced significant changes from Big Tech companies to protect kids online including:
The California AADC goes into effect in 2024. The legislation has already inspired similar legislation in states across the country.
Introduced by Delegates Jared Solomon and C.T. Wilson and Senators Chris West and Benjamin Kramer, the bipartisan Maryland Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) is a privacy framework that brings a product safety approach to the internet ensuring that, like cribs and seatbelts, the online products our children and teens use every day are safe by design.
Inspired by successful AADC legislation in the United Kingdom and California, the Maryland AADC is a chance for Maryland to lead the nation in protecting kids online by design and by default. The AADC would require online platforms likely accessed by kids under the age of 18 in Maryland to meet key design standards to protect their safety and privacy including:
Introduced by State Representatives Kristin Bahner, Steve Elkins, and Zack Stephenson and Senators Erin Maye Quade, Melissa Wiklund, and Kelly Morrison, the Minnesota Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) is a privacy framework that brings a product safety approach to the internet ensuring that, like cribs and seatbelts, the online products our children and teens use every day are safe by design.
Inspired by successful AADC legislation in the United Kingdom and California, the Minnesota AADC is a chance for Minnesota to lead the nation in protecting kids online by design and by default. The AADC would require online platforms likely accessed by kids under the age of 18 in Minnesota to meet key design standards to protect their safety and privacy including:
Introduced by Nevada State Senator Edgar Flores and Nevada Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, the bipartisan Nevada Age Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC) is a privacy framework that brings a product safety approach to the internet ensuring that, like cribs and seatbelts, the online products our children and teens use every day are safe by design.
Inspired by successful AADC legislation in the United Kingdom and California, the Nevada AADC is a chance for Nevada to lead the nation in protecting kids online by design and by default. The AADC would require online platforms likely accessed by kids under the age of 18 in Nevada to meet key design standards to protect their safety and privacy including:
Introduced by State Senators George Muñoz, Mark Moores, and Correa Hemphill, the bipartisan Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) is a privacy framework that brings a product safety approach to the internet ensuring that, like cribs and seatbelts, the online products our children and teens use every day are safe by design.
Inspired by successful AADC legislation in the United Kingdom and California, the New Mexico AADC is a chance for New Mexico to lead the nation in protecting kids online by design and by default. The AADC would require online platforms likely accessed by kids under the age of 18 in New Mexico to meet key design standards to protect their safety and privacy including:
Introduced by Senator Markey and Senator Cassidy, the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act builds upon the federal legislation of a similar name passed in 1998 to protect kids online by:
Sponsored by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) would establish protections for kids and teens’ health and well-being. The legislation:
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 bill builds on COPPA's strengths and expands privacy protections for children and teenagers by:
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