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Maryland Kids Code internet safety policy becomes law
Maryland Kids Code, a law that will require social media companies to do more to safeguard children, went into effect Tuesday.
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Meta says it won’t support suit against major child safety law
After Maryland signed a sweeping new law to expand protections for children online last month, a law firm representing Meta privately gave one state official an unexpected assurance.
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Md. Gov signs youth internet safety, data privacy bills
In enacting the Maryland Kids Code bill, Maryland has joined California by modeling its regulations on those in the United Kingdom, which have led social media sites and other online services to change how they interact with kids.
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MD Kids Code Coverage
Firms like Facebook and TikTok will have until April 1, 2026, to assess how their platforms affect children and make changes to protect kids from content that could harm their mental health. The law also prohibits companies from collecting data about kids’ scrolling habits to fuel algorithms that could push potentially harmful content.
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Kids Code Bill in Maryland signed by Moore as advocates praise heightened protections for kids online
The bill would mandate certain websites and apps default to the highest level of privacy available for accounts for kids under age 16, as well as banning the sale of that data to third parties.