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Age Appropriate Design Code



Kids and teens deserve online platforms designed for them.
Every day children are using a digital world that is designed by and for adults, where they are nudged to give up their privacy, offered harmful material, and exposed to risky contacts and behaviors. While we test cribs and car seats and put nutrition labels on foods, the internet has never had product safety testing for children and teens. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Bold landmark legislation in the Age Appropriate Design Code, otherwise known as the “Kids Code,” has already gone into effect in the UK and produced meaningful changes from Big Tech companies to protect kids and teens online by design and by default. The legislation has already been signed into law in California and passed the Maryland House of Delegates last year. Maryland now has the opportunity this session to pass this legislation and lead the nation in protecting kids online.
What is the Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC)?
The Maryland Age Appropriate Design Code passed the House of Delegates 112-24 on March 20, 2023, and nearly passed the Senate before being challenged by lobbyists representing tech companies and trade associations. The AADC will be introduced again for the 2024 legislative session.
The Kids Code would require privacy by design and default, and it would require online products and services reasonably likely to be accessed by children and teens under 18 to be age appropriate and designed in kids’ best interests. While Big Tech attempts to fight the AADC with infinite resources and lawsuits, legislators and civil society organizations are continuing to prioritize kids’ safety and wellbeing online.
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