{"id":39156,"date":"2025-05-29T08:13:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=39156"},"modified":"2025-06-02T08:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:04:41","slug":"bill-aimed-at-protecting-youth-online-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=39156","title":{"rendered":"Bill aimed at protecting youth online passed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A proposal meant to protect children\u2019s private information and provide parental tools to monitor their online safety was given final approval May 28.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Carolyn Bosn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB504, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Carolyn Bosn at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen, creates the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act. Under the act, a covered online service is required to protect user data of known minors \u2014 defined as those under age 18 \u2014 and provide options to limit certain design features.<\/p>\n

A covered online service is defined as one that has minors as more than 2% of its total users, which operates in Nebraska and meets certain revenue or data volume thresholds. The bill does not apply to government entities.<\/p>\n

Among other provisions, the bill requires a covered online service to provide covered minors with \u201ceasy-to-use\u201d tools that prevent other individuals from viewing a minor\u2019s personal data and limit covered design features.<\/p>\n

Certain covered design features \u2014 including infinite scroll, rewards or incentives, push alerts and appearance-altering filters \u2014 are prohibited for users younger than 13.<\/p>\n

Parents will be provided with the ability to view, manage and control a child\u2019s privacy and account settings and restrict their ability to make in-app purchases and other financial transactions.<\/p>\n

Violations of the act will constitute a deceptive trade practice under the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Beginning July 1, 2026, a covered service could receive a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 per violation.<\/p>\n

Senators passed LB504 on a vote of 42-7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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