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title: Enews September 12, 2025
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FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions: Agency issues orders to seven companies. Court upholds california restrictions on social media recommendations

| View in browser September 12, 2025 Industry News    FTC Launches Inquiry into AI Chatbots Acting as Companions: Agency issues orders to seven companies (FTC Press Release) Read more >>   FTC Takes Action Against Robot Toy Maker for Allowing Collection of Children’s Data without Parental Consent (FTC Press Release) Read more >>   Court Upholds California Restrictions On Social Media Recommendations (MediaPost) Read more >>   KOSA is — cautiously — back on House agenda (Punchbowl News) Read more >>   State AGs Again Urge Action to Protect Kids from Tech and AI Risks (Kelley Drye) Read more >>   Montana Legislature amends age verification laws for online material access (Citizen Portal) Read more >>   European Commission President recommits to putting children’s online safety above profits (5Rights Foundation) Read more >>   A child rights audit of GenAI in EdTech: Learning from five UK case studies (5Rights Foundation) Read more >>   Using a third party’s software in your app? Make sure you’re (all) complying with COPPA (FTC) Read more >>   Inside Brazil's child online safety bill (IAPP) Read more >>   Call for stronger online age restrictions to come from major EU party (Biometric Update) Read more >>   NetChoice launches Digital Safety Shield for America 2025 (Press Release) Read more >>    Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones? (Tes Magazine) Read more >>   Online age verification possible but no 'one-size-fits-all' solution   (9News) Read more >>   Meta, Google back California age verification bill (POLITICO) Read more >>   64 percent back Online Safety Act but censorship worries persist (BetaNews) Read more >>   Click to follow PRIVO for industry news updates! PRIVO Recognized in Australia’s Landmark Age Assurance Trial PRIVO is proud to be recognized as a key participant in Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial, a groundbreaking initiative evaluating the effectiveness, security, and privacy of age assurance solutions worldwide.   Unlike many vendors, PRIVO was acknowledged across five major categories—from age verification and estimation to age inference and parental  consent—achieving the highest readiness levels. This recognition reinforces PRIVO’s role as a trusted global leader helping companies meet rising regulatory demands with privacy-first solutions. Read the Announcement New Blog: Complying with Australia’s Social Media “Delay” Law   Australia’s new Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act will soon require platforms to block under-16s from creating or maintaining accounts. With enforcement beginning December 10, 2025 — and penalties reaching nearly $50M AUD — platforms need to act now.   Our latest blog breaks down what the law really means, who it applies to, and how PRIVO can help businesses prepare with regulator-ready age assurance and parental consent solutions. Read the Blog     Does Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) affect children's rights? Insights from children in the global South September 16, 2025 Online Learn more    Second Hearing: Senate Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection Study Committee  September 17, 2025 Washington DC & Online Learn more Trust & Safety Research Conference September 25-26, 2025 Stanford University Learn more   Connected Learning Summit October 5-10, 2025 Online & In Person Learn more   CHITAG November 8-9, 2025 Chicago Learn more    FOSI Annual Conference November 10, 2025 Washington DC Learn more   Learn more about PRIVO's consent solutions. Smart Age Gate \|  Age Verification \| Parental Consent Contact us PRIVO, 17949 Main St., #1025, Dumfries, VA 22026, USA, 703.569.0504 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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