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Senate moves S289 forward, a Vermont 'Kids Code' to curb design practices that harm minors online
Summary
S289 would impose age-appropriate design standards on covered online platforms operating in Vermont, prohibit low-friction rewards and certain data practices involving minors, and give the Attorney General enforcement discretion. The Senate ordered third reading after committee reports and recorded a 27–0 vote to proceed.
The Vermont Senate advanced S289, an "age-appropriate design code" that would place minimum duties of care on certain online platforms and prohibit design features and data practices judged likely to harm minors.
The Senate's economic-development reporter described the bill as a consumer-protection measure built around definitions of "covered entity," "minor consumer," and "social media platform." The bill targets companies that operate in Vermont and for whom buying or selling consumers' personal data is a significant portion of their business model; the reporter said the committee…
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