On May 4, 2023, the Florida Senate and House of Representatives voted in favor of sending the Florida Digital Bill of Rights and other amendments related to government moderation of social media and protection of children in online spaces (S.B. 262) to Governor Ron DeSantis for signature.
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Arkansas Enacts Legislation Restricting Social Media Accounts for Minors
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On April 12, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law S.B. 396 creating the state’s Social Media Safety Act.
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FTC Announces Orders to Address Deceptive Advertising on Social Media and Video Streaming Platforms
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On March 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced it issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking Special Reports on how the platforms review and monitor commercial advertising to detect, prevent and reduce deceptive advertisements, including those related to fraudulent healthcare products, financial scams and the sale of fake goods. …
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DOJ Publishes New Corporate Compliance Guidance Related to Communications Platforms and Messaging Applications
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On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice released an update to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance. …
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Utah Legislature Passes Bills Restricting Social Media Accounts for Minors
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On March 1-3, 2023, the Utah legislature passed a series of bills, SB 152 and HB 311, regarding social media usage for minors.
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EDPB Adopts Three Sets of Guidelines in Final Form
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On February 24, 2023, following public consultation, the European Data Protection Board published the following three sets of adopted guidelines. …
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Protecting Children Online
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On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing titled, “Protecting Our Children Online.” …
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CNIL Fines TikTok 5 Million Euros Over Cookie Infringements
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On January 12, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it imposed a €5,000,000 fine on social network TikTok at the end of 2022 for violations of applicable cookies rules.
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Irish Data Protection Commission Fines Meta €265 Million for Privacy Violations
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On November 25, 2022, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission released a decision fining Meta Platforms, Inc. €265 million for a 2019 data leak involving the personal information of approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide.
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Meta Announces New Privacy Measures to Protect Teen Users’ Privacy
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On November 21, 2022, Meta Platforms, Inc. announced updated practices designed to protect the privacy of young people on Facebook and Instagram, including default privacy settings for new accounts, measures to limit unwanted interactions with adult users, and a tool to limit the spread of teens’ intimate images online.
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