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California created child-focused design and privacy duties for online services likely to be accessed by minors, including high-privacy defaults, data protection impact assessments, and limits on harmful profiling or nudging. It affects businesses offering online products, services, or features to children in California, even though enforcement has been tied up in litigation.
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Feb 16, 2022
California AB 2273 was introduced to create child-focused design duties for online services.
Sep 15, 2022
The governor signed the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act into law.
Jul 1, 2024
The Act's core obligations were scheduled to become operative, subject to ongoing litigation.
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