On June 12, 2025, the Vermont governor signed Senate Bill 69 ( “VT AADC”) into law, creating the fourth standalone state “age-appropriate design code” law governing the design of services reasonably likely to be accessed by minors....

Reprinted with permission from the March 2025 issue of Cybersecurity Law & Strategy. © 2025 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. For decades, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection...

Four years after the Federal Trade Commission issued Orders, using its authority under Section 6(b) of the FTC Act, to nine social media and video streaming services, the Commission released a report detailing its findings. Below, we summarize...

Tilting Point Media reached a $500,000 settlement with the state of California for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL).  California alleges...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office joined forces against NGL Labs, LLC (NGL) and two of its co-founders for “unlawfully exploiting kids for profit” according to FTC Chair, Lina...

UPDATE – January 27, 2025: The Federal Trade Commission has finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA” or the “Final Rule”). The final amendments will become effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register...

In three separate cases, the FTC brought claims that companies collecting children’s information violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), requiring the companies to comply with COPPA, delete inactive data, provide notices to parents,...

By requiring social media platforms to: 1) verify the age of all Utah users to determine if the existing or new account holder is a minor under 18, 2) obtain parental consent to create or...

On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the largest-ever penalties for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and unfair use of dark patterns in a pair of settlements with Epic Games...

California enacted the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC) last Thursday, September 15th– which will impose significant new child and teen safety requirements on a large variety of online services. The AADC goes into effect on...