April 11, 2025

Industry News 

Google Hit With Lawsuit Over Data Collection on School Kids (Bloomberg Law) Read more >>

Relying parties next up to advance age assurance: Global Age Assurance Standards Summit 2025 Communique (Biometric Update) Read more >>

Experts Call for Congressional Action on Kids' Online Safety (Broadband Breakfast) Read more >>

North Carolina lawmakers advance bill that would ban social media accounts for kids under 14 and require parental permission for others (WFMYNews 2) Read more >>

South Carolina social media bill being debated in senate committee meetings

would require parent consent for minors under 18 (Yahoo) Read more >> 

State trying again to regulate social media for Ohioans under 16:
Approach tweaked after a federal court struck down state’s prior approach (Dayton Daily News) Read more >>

Federal judge declares Arkansas social media age-verification law unconstitutional (Arkansas Advocate) Read more >>

Arkansas Senate approves proposed changes to blocked social media age verification law. Committee approves separate bill to give parents the right to sue social media platforms over harm to their children (Arkansas Advocate) Read more >>

Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the provider of an online suicide forum has failed to comply with its duties under the UK’s Online Safety Act (Ofcom) Read more >>

New report claims Amazon skirting California age-verification law (KCRA3) Read more >>

Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act Passes Second Round of Voting in Nebraska (Yahoo) Read more >>

Indonesia joins global effort to protect children from unregulated technology, becoming first country in Southeast Asia to pass binding regulations that hold tech companies accountable for children’s digital safety (5Rights Foundation) Read more >>

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Join us: Protecting Play - Navigating Children's Safety and Privacy in the Gaming World

Please join us on April 16th, with Keywords Studios and PlaytestCloud, as we discuss the essential steps game developers should take to ensure children's safety and privacy from the outset of development, providing practical examples of implementing privacy-by-design principles and compliance solutions to comply with global regulations. 

We will dive into the common pitfalls or mistakes that game developers make regarding children's privacy and how the industry can collaborate to create a safer online environment for children.