Children's Privacy

On October 30, 2025, California Attorney General Bonta announced a $530,000 settlement related to allegations that Sling TV, an internet-based live TV service, violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Unfair Competition Law. This is the first enforcement action arising from the California Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) investigative sweep of streaming services and connected TVs, which was announced in January 2024.Continue Reading California Attorney General Announces $530,000 CCPA Settlement with Sling TV

Last week, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (“GPEN”)—a global network of over 30 national data protection authorities—announced the launch of its annual privacy sweep. The purpose of the sweep is to examine how websites and mobile applications commonly used by children handle minors’ personal information. Members of GPEN include regulators who have long prioritized protections for children and teens, such as the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the California Attorney General, the California Privacy Protection Agency, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, the French Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (“CNIL”), and the Irish Data Protection Commission.Continue Reading Global Privacy Regulators Launch Enforcement Sweep Focused on Children’s Data Protection

Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law several privacy and related proposals, including new laws governing browser opt-out preference signals, social media account deletion, data brokers, reproductive and health services, age signals for app stores, social media “black box warning” labels for minors, and companion chatbots. This blog summarizes…

Continue Reading California Enacts New Privacy Laws

2025 has been another active year for children’s and teens’ privacy legislation.  This post recaps notable developments and trends thus far in 2025.  Our summaries from 2023 and 2024 can be found here and here.

App Store Laws

A new trend in 2025 has been legislation targeting app store…

Continue Reading State and Federal Developments in Minors’ Privacy in 2025

On May 20, 2025, Nebraska Governor Pillen approved LB 383, which imposes a broad range of restrictions on minors’ access online.  In addition to a ban on artificial intelligence-generated child pornography, the law also requires parental controls over minor social media accounts.  Nebraska joins at least two other states that have passed bans on social media for minors without parental consent this year.Continue Reading Nebraska Bans Minor Social Media Accounts Without Parental Consent

On May 19, 2025, New York’s Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) published new guidance on the New York Child Data Protection Act (the “Act”), which becomes effective on June 20, 2025.  As we reported last summer, the OAG released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the Act on August 1, 2024.  The OAG has yet to release a full Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which would be the next step in the process of developing a final rule implementing the Act’s rulemaking provisions.  Until the rules are finalized, the guidance suggests that the OAG will exercise discretion in its enforcement of the Act and consider good-faith efforts to comply with the statute.  Informal guidance is not legally binding, but provides some additional context on how the OAG might prioritize enforcement of the Act.  For a broader description of the Act’s provisions, see our previous reporting linked above. Some key elements from the guidance are listed below. Continue Reading New York Attorney General Issues Guidance on New York Child Data Protection Act

On September 20, 2024, California Governor Newsom signed into law SB 976, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (the “Act”). The Act defines and prohibits an “addictive internet-based service or platform” from providing an “addictive feed” to a minor unless the platform has previously obtained verifiable parental consent. The Act will take effect on January 1, 2025, and the California Attorney General will promulgate regulations on age assurance and parental consent by January 1, 2027. This post summarizes the law’s key provisions. The law includes several technical definitions and exceptions, which are explained at the end of this post.Continue Reading California Passes Law to Protect Minors from “Addictive Feeds”