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Va. lawmakers consider digital protections for children as app store accountability debate continues

  • Nathaniel Cline

Emily Harrison, a mother of two in the city of Roanoke, said federal lawmakers have not updated the country’s law to protect children’s online privacy in nearly 30 years, even as technology has changed dramatically.  “We’re just looking, as parents, for the same level of protections in the digital world that we have in the […]

Iowa

Democrat Rob Sand calls for social media age limit in kids’ tech safety plan

  • Robin Opsahl

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand said he supports banning social media for children under age 16, setting age verification and parental consent requirements on certain apps and providing more safeguards for minors online, according to a kids’ online safety policy platform released Monday. The plan, shared first with Iowa Capital Dispatch, is focused on restricting […]