New York's new child protection laws in effect. Judge allows Tennessee law requiring parental consent for minors to use social media to remain in Effect.
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, sides with Texas and upholds their age verification law. (Supreme Court) Read the Opinion >>
The New York Child Data Protection Act and the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. meant to protect New York’s young web surfers took effect this week (Brooklyn Paper) Read more >>
Judge Allows Tennessee Law Requiring Parental Consent for Minors to Use Social Media to Remain in Effect (The Tennessee Star)Read more >>
Standards Australia Publish Landmark Standard to Empower and Protect Children in the Metaverse (Standards Australia)Read more >>
The European Data Protection Board submits comments on guidelines on protection of minors online under DSA (Data Protection Report)Read more >>
Ofcom publishes Online Safety fees and penalties (Ofcom)Read more >>
Julie Inman Grant says under-16s social media ban not designed to cut kids off from ‘digital lifelines’ (Women's Agenda)Read more >>
Spanish law among most comprehensive for age checks, kids’ online safety Age verification, parental controls by default part of sweeping legislation (Biometric Update)Read more >>
Canada’s regulator leads on children’s privacy, now lawmakers must follow (5Rights Foundation)Read more >>
Private, effective age verification is possible: Australia age assurance technology trial (Biometric Update)Read more >>
YouTube should not be exempt from Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says (The Guardian)Read more >>
England's Children Commissioner launches Youth Voices Forum (Children's Commissioner)Read more >>
Parents warned about red flags as violent 764 predators go after kids with members spreading their influence across popular social media and gaming platforms: FBI expert (Fox News)Read more >>
FTC Refunds Millions To Unfairly Charged Fortnite Players
Georgia’s Social Media Law Goes Into Effect July 1. Is Your Platform Ready?
Despite legal challenges from NetChoice, Georgia’s Protecting Children on Social Media Act (Act 463) is still set to take effect next week. The law brings strict new requirements around age verification, parental consent, and restrictions on advertising to minors—and noncompliance comes with serious fines.
If your platform has users under 16—or could unintentionally allow access to age-restricted content—you need to understand what’s required now.
Our blog breaks it down: ✔️ Who must comply ✔️ What features and data practices are restricted ✔️ How schools and businesses are affected ✔️ What enforcement looks like ✔️ How PRIVO can help
Read the full blog and forward to your legal, compliance, and product teams
July 1 is just around the corner. Now is the time to get into compliance.
CTO Briefing: Why Your Architecture Needs to Account for Minors’ Data — Even If You’re Not in the “Kids Space”
With age assurance and children’s privacy regulations tightening, your tech team needs to be ready.
In PRIVO’s latest blog post, we break down what CTOs and engineering leaders should be doing now to avoid unintended compliance risks and future-proof their architecture.
Key questions to ask your team:
Where age gates fall short
How to design age-aware systems
Solutions that don’t disrupt your product roadmap
Read the full CTO Briefing by clicking the button below.
With the onslaught of regulations getting passed to better protect minors online it's hard to keep up with it all.
Check out our high level reference guide to understand the key regulations that may impact your organization, whether you engage with minors or take measures to restrict their access.
Watch for changes in the coming weeks as we are expecting more laws to pass and other laws to be enjoined.
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