April 25, 2025

Industry News 

The FTC Published the New COPPA Rule Amendments in the Federal Register this Week: Companies must comply by April 22, 2026 (PRIVO) Read more >>

Ofcom has published its final version of the Children’s Codes of practice, which firms have until July to come into line with (The Independent) Read more >>

Little Rock, Minor Rights: Arkansas Leads with COPPA 2.0-Inspired Law (Future of Privacy Forum) Read more >>

New Jersey Sues Discord For Exposing Children To Harmful Content (MediaPost) Read more >>

Florida Attorney General files lawsuit against Snapchat parent company - alleges they are violating a high-profile 2024 law aimed at keeping children off some social-media platforms (Orlando Weekly) Read more >>

Roblox Hit With Privacy Suit (MediaPost) Read more >>

No, conscripting the app stores doesn’t solve the problems with age verification (R Street Institute) Read more >>

Bills mandating device content filters, age verification head to Alabama House committees (Alabama Daily News) Read more >> 

Zuckerberg turns the tables on kids’ safety online (Politico) Read more >>

Parents in Charge: Arizona Passes Law to Safeguard Student Data (Goldwater Institute) Read more >>

“Kids Lie:” Why Ohio’s new social Media age verification bill is drawing skepticismt (Cleveland.com) Read more >>

Bill to curb social media access for minors clears North Carolina House committee (The Carolina Journal) Read more >>

The US Still Lacks Its Own GDPR, But That Doesn’t Mean Data Privacy Enforcement Isn’t Happening (Corporate Compliance Insights) Read more >>

Nebraska social media age-verification bill moves forward (Yahoo! news) Read more >>

Bipartisan bill requiring age verification for adult websites in Colorado postponed until next year (9News) Read more >>

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Recording Available: Protecting Play - Navigating Children's Safety and Privacy in the Gaming World

If you were not able to attend our last webinar with Keyword Studios and PlaytestCloud, or you want to watch it again, the recording is now available. 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.