Online Safety Resource Center
Child, teen and student data collection. Products, services and platforms that harness that data. An ecosystem that poses exploitation and harm risks for minors. We help our clients navigate this intersection responsibly by designing age-appropriate content and features and developing practices and tools that keep their users safe, while guiding them through the legal and reputational risks.
Online Safety Laws in the United States
U.S. states are passing legislation to protect minors online at a rapid pace, from novel legislation aimed at protecting minors on social media, gaming platforms and other online services, to providing teens additional consent rights and data protections, and protecting minors from harmful content. Below is a state-by-state law tracker to help businesses stay informed and navigate the evolving online safety legislative landscape. The tracker provides a bird’s-eye view of the various state online safety, privacy and harmful content laws that have passed, along with their effective dates, scope, key requirements, penalties and more. We will update the tracker periodically to reflect new legislation and key changes to existing laws.
Click on individual states to explore.
Last updated July 8, 2024
Information is only shown for states with defined laws to-date.
Please note that these laws are in flux and subject to change; additional details in the statutes, other sources of interpretation, and local laws in cities and counties may also apply.
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EU DSA
Readiness Assessment Tool
Europe’s Digital Services Act provides new guidance on content moderation, design and operations of online services, including considerations for services directed at minors. This assessment is designed to help businesses determine whether they are subject to the new rules imposed by the DSA, assess readiness and prepare for a broader online safety legislative framework.
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Aravind Swaminathan
Seattle, Boston
Child, teen and student data collection. Products, services and platforms that harness that data. An ecosystem that poses risks for minors for exploitation and harm. We help our clients navigate this intersection responsibly through:
- Risk assessment and proposed compliance plans, including scoping and threshold assessment; updating existing terms of service, privacy policies and online disclosures to ensure compliance with online safety laws; developing data protection impact assessment templates and policies; and evaluating and updating user interface design, privacy settings and controls
- Trust and Safety program development, including policies regarding compliance with applicable laws; workflows for content moderation, investigation and reporting; and trainings
- Internal investigations and root-cause analysis for failures in controls
- Monitoring and briefing on new/upcoming laws and regulatory requirements
- Incident response
- Litigation and regulatory investigation defense
We bring the experience of a Chambers Band 1 Privacy & Data Security Litigation practice – and a team that is an AmLaw 100 “Standout” for AI Expertise in transactions and litigation in 2023.
We work on these issues every day with some of the world’s largest online platforms and 4,000+ innovators in adtech, edtech, gaming, entertainment and consumer-facing products and services.