{"id":13595,"date":"2022-08-31T14:39:20","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T14:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/31\/california-passes-sweeping-online-safety-rules-for-kids\/"},"modified":"2022-08-31T14:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T14:39:22","slug":"california-passes-sweeping-online-safety-rules-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/31\/california-passes-sweeping-online-safety-rules-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"California passes sweeping online safety rules for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/30\/23326822\/california-ab-2273-passes-senate-children-social-media-bill-gavin-newsom\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/30\/23326822\/california-ab-2273-passes-senate-children-social-media-bill-gavin-newsom<\/a><br \/>\n<code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<div readability=\"81.804713804714\">\n<p id=\"ld5ko8\">California has passed a sweeping law regulating how sites operate for minors. <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2273\">AB 2273<\/a>, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/30\/business\/california-children-online-safety.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&#038;referringSource=articleShare\">passed the state senate<\/a> and now proceeds to Governor Gavin Newsom, who has not yet indicated whether he\u2019ll sign it. If he does, the bill could raise legal challenges and major questions about the future of anonymity online.<\/p>\n<p id=\"71wHqm\">AB 2273 was one of several online regulations floated by California lawmakers. Aimed at making online platforms safer for children, it requires web services \u201clikely to be accessed by children\u201d to conduct a survey assessing the potential risks for users under 18. Among many other measures, the sites must limit using personal information from minors and avoid collecting geolocation data unless \u201cstrictly necessary,\u201d among other restrictions. It similarly restricts using \u201cdark patterns,\u201d a general term for manipulative design features that isn\u2019t defined in the text. And the bill requires services to establish the age of child users with a \u201creasonable level of certainty\u201d to implement higher standards for privacy and safety.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eukgWs\">If signed by Newsom, the law is set to take effect in 2024. A similar bill banning \u201caddictive\u201d designs for children <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/12\/23302990\/california-ab2408-social-media-children-addiction-bill\">failed to pass<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"QlYSob\"><q>The bill mirrors the UK\u2019s \u201cChildren\u2019s Code\u201d<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"GV40Z3\">AB 2273 <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2021\/09\/01\/uk-now-expects-compliance-with-its-child-privacy-design-code\/\">mirrors the UK\u2019s \u201cChildren\u2019s Code\u201d<\/a> \u2014 unsurprisingly, since it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/2022\/08\/25\/why-is-a-british-baroness-drafting-california-censorship-laws\/\">sponsored by a nonprofit<\/a> led by Baroness Beeban Kidron, one of the key figures behind the Children\u2019s Code. Kidron\u2019s 5Rights Foundation and other advocates have <a href=\"https:\/\/5rightsfoundation.com\/uploads\/AB2273-Support-Letter-032822.pdf?_cchid=7a5e79f539efbd3e0e4a40d749910245\">compared the rule<\/a> to nutrition labels, testing for cribs and car seats, and other consumer welfare rules.<\/p>\n<p id=\"U0AqWS\">The bill\u2019s supporters characterize AB 2273 as a necessary supplement to the federal Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, which restricts collecting information about children under 13 and sets rules for sites that are aimed specifically at children. AB 2273 uses the standard of services \u201clikely\u201d to be accessed by children, encompassing a far larger swathe of services, including many major web platforms. It also raises its age of application to 18. It follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/11\/18\/22789886\/states-attorneys-general-investigate-instagram-meta-child-safety-engagement\">complaints that Instagram<\/a> and other services \u201chook\u201d children with addictive features and can make them vulnerable to exploitation or bullying, among other harms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"R8pMav\"><q>A \u2018poison pill for the internet\u2019<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"oU97Rl\">But the broad scope has raised concern among civil liberty advocates like the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who worry its language will push sites to embrace invasive age verification systems \u2014 even outside California. Legal writer Eric Goldman, one of AB 2273\u2019s most outspoken critics, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ericgoldman.org\/archives\/2022\/06\/will-california-eliminate-anonymous-web-browsing-comments-on-ca-ab-2273-the-age-appropriate-design-code-act.htm\">has called the requirement<\/a> to establish users\u2019 ages a \u201cpoison pill for the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"EeBf2h\">The bill may face legal challenges if signed into law. Tech industry groups NetChoice and the CCIA have successfully held up social network regulations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/31\/23124281\/supreme-court-texas-hb20-social-media-ban-response\">in Texas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/6\/30\/22558086\/florida-social-media-theme-park-law-preliminary-injunction-lawsuit\">Florida<\/a>. It\u2019s possible \u2014 but not certain \u2014 that they could sue over AB 2273, a bill <a href=\"https:\/\/netchoice.org\/gov-newsom-must-say-no-to-ca-tech-bills-that-will-fail-families\/\">NetChoice has called unconstitutional<\/a>. \u201cAt this stage, we\u2019re focused on Governor Newsom vetoing this dangerous legislation. When it comes to what happens if he doesn\u2019t, we have nothing to say about that at this point,\u201d says NetChoice spokesperson Krista Chavez.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/30\/23326822\/california-ab-2273-passes-senate-children-social-media-bill-gavin-newsom\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/30\/23326822\/california-ab-2273-passes-senate-children-social-media-bill-gavin-newsom<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: California has passed a sweeping law regulating how sites operate for minors. AB 2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, passed the state senate and now proceeds to Governor Gavin Newsom, who has not yet indicated whether he\u2019ll sign it. 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