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Maryland Kids Code Coalition Reacts to Meta’s Withdrawal of Lawsuit Threat, Calls on Other Big Tech Companies to Follow
Maryland Kids Code Coalition spokesperson Marisa Shea released the following statement after the Washington Post reported that Meta is backing down from threats to sue to stop the law from going into effect.
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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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ICYMI: Maryland Lawmakers Call on Big Tech Companies to Cooperate with Maryland Kids Code
Sponsors of the new Kids Code law ask major tech companies to comply with safety and privacy by design framework, reject trade group’s lawsuit threat
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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.