11 Jul, 2024 FTC Bans Anonymous Messaging App from Offering App to Kids Under 18; Secures $5 Million Settlement By Jordyn Milewski The FTC announced yesterday that NGL Labs (the company behind anonymous messaging app, “NGL: ask me anything”) and two of its co-founders...
05 Jun, 2024 CARU Recommends Children's YouTube Channel Include Material Connection Disclosures Clear to Children By Jordyn Milewski As part of its routine monitoring program, the Children's Advertising Review Unit ("CARU") opened an inquiry into videos and advertising...
26 Mar, 2024 Florida Passes Law Banning Social Media for Children Under 14 & Requiring Age Verification for Access to Material Harmful to Minors By Jordyn Milewski Yesterday, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the state's “Online Protection for Minors” bill (also known as HB3) which...
27 Dec, 2023 FTC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update COPPA Rule By Jordyn Milewski Zach Lewis Last week, the FTC issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that will bring changes to the COPPA Rule, the set of FTC...
18 Sep, 2023 New FTC Staff Paper Addresses Dangers of Blurred Lines When Advertising to Kids; Provides Recommendations for Marketers By Jordyn Milewski Last week, the FTC released a new staff paper titled “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media.” The paper follows an...
17 Aug, 2023 Illinois Enacts Novel Law Regulating Children in Content By Jordyn Milewski Wendy Stryker On Friday, the Governor of Illinois announced he signed into law SB1782, a novel law which amends Illinois’s Child Labor Law to “create[]...
20 Jul, 2023 FTC Seeking Comment on COPPA Parental Consent Mechanism By Jordyn Milewski The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that it is currently seeking public comments on a potential new method for obtaining...
30 Mar, 2023 Utah Passes Restrictive Legislation for Kids on Social Media By Jordyn Milewski Emma Smizer On Thursday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox passed new legislation that curtails the use of social media for Utah residents under the age of...