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Child Protection
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Taft Privacy & Data Security Insights
Eleventh Circuit Developments: Decisions on Florida and Georgia Social Media/Minor Laws and New Alabama Law
The temperature of legal risk continues to rise for companies who provide online interactive features such as social media or mobile applications to minors, particularly in the 11th Circuit states…
Debevoise & Pimpton Data Blog
The EU KIDS Act: New Rules Proposed for Children’s Online Safety
The European Commission has proposed new legislation aimed at strengthening children’s online safety. The Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Regulation (“KIDS Act”) would introduce harmonised age restrictions on…
Regulatory Oversight
State AGs Set Child-Safety and Privacy Expectations for Any Sale of Character.AI
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Laura Hamady, Shelby Dolen
State attorneys general (AGs) are signaling that AI chatbot user data will face scrutiny, even in bankruptcy. On October 14, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of AGs from 39 states and…
SCC Blog
How will platforms detect child abuse material? Supreme Court proposes a National Hash & URL Database, Time-Bound Reporting; Recognises right to internet access
By Malika Bhola
Supreme Court: In a case concerning the continued circulation of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) on social media platforms, a Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Chandran,…
The State AG Report
State AGs Ramp Up Child Safety Enforcement Against TikTok, Discord and Roblox
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Missouri AG Initiates Investigation Against TikTok
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on October 14, 2026, that her office has initiated a formal investigation into TikTok, Inc., “to determine whether the company has deceived families, exploited…
JURIST
Kenya dispatch: court finds Shakahola massacre cult leader guilty in the deaths of more than 190 children
By Eric Ngone | Egerton U. Faculty Of Law, KE
Eric Ngone is a member of the JURIST News staff and an occasional contributor based in Kenya. He is a fourth-year law student at Egerton School of Law. Kenya’s Mombasa…
The State AG Report
AG Mayes Sues TikTok Over Alleged Harm to Minors
The post AG Mayes Sues TikTok Over Alleged Harm to Minors appeared first on The State AG Report.
EU Law Analysis
How to balance freedom of expression and child protection in the digital age? A comparative legal analysis
By stevepeerseulawanalysis-blogspot-com
Mohammed Abbas Mohsin, PhD in Public Law, Diplomatic advisor Photo credit: San Jose Public Library, via Wikimedia Commons Abstract This blog post presents a comparative legal analysis of…
Leiden Law Blog
Child protection is no excuse in visibility of LGBTQI+ people
Acceptance of LGBTQI+ people has dropped among Dutch pupils. The CJEU recently ruled that ‘child protection’ cannot justify making LGBTQI people invisible. Can the law help schools become more accepting?On…