On June 12, 2025, Governor Phil Scott signed into law S.69, the Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “AADC” or “Vermont Kids Code”). Vermont’s AADC focuses on protecting children and ensuring ...

On October 1, 2024, the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (Maryland AADC) became effective. The Maryland AADC introduces onerous new compliance requirements on companies that are reasonably likely ...

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The panel of judges found that part of California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act requirement likely violates the First Amendment. The panel of judges found that part of California’s Age-Appropriate ...

Court: Calif. Child-Safety Bill Turns Businesses Into 'Censors for the State' US Court of Appeals holds that the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act overreaches by compelling companies to speak ...

Here’s why the tech industry is divided over a California bill to protect children’s online safety The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act would bring sweeping changes for tech design and the ...

When talk turns to the most impactful state privacy laws, the conversation usually starts and stops with California. However, recent developments may make Maryland the most challenging state for ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today blocked several provisions of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) that impermissibly and unconstitutionally placed ...

The tech industry group NetChoice on Monday sued to block Maryland's Age-Appropriate Design Code, which would require online businesses to assess whether new features could harm users under 18, and ...

2025 promises a proliferation of US state laws regulating the processing of children’s data, with new rules either already in effect or coming into force later this year.