The #CAKidsCode is now law! Unanimously passed by the California State Legislature and signed into law by @CAGovernor, the Age Appropriate Design Code establishes California’s leadership in protecting kids online. https://t.co/4nmwdidQXk

— SumOfUs (@SumOfUs) September 15, 2022

Social media & the internet are integral - but these spaces have to be safe for our children.

This bill by @AsmBuffyWicks & @Cunning_Jordan stops companies from manipulating kids' data or violating their privacy while ensuring our tech sector can continue to thrive. pic.twitter.com/QazdQT6XbY

— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) September 15, 2022

I explained that #AB2273 is “so vaguely and broadly written that it will almost certainly lead to widespread use of invasive age verification techniques that subject children (and everyone else) to more surveillance while claiming to protect their privacy” https://t.co/B1Widhp485

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 15, 2022

The #CAKidsCode Act is a terrible bill that won't make the Internet safer for kids and could lead to a world where we all get our faces scanned every time we access a website or online service. That's not the type of world I want my kid growing up in. We have to do better. https://t.co/3U5qAjaXeS

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 15, 2022

Just signed California's Age-Appropriate Design Code: https://t.co/h7HtKGO5WG. Text: https://t.co/c6eav3XieF. LOTS for #privacypros - covers services "likely to be accessed" by California residents under 18, DPIAs, default privacy settings, necessity-based collection, July 2024

— Caitlin Fennessy (@cdfen) September 15, 2022

California is now the leader in protecting kids and teens online! Congratulations to our friends @accountabletech, @ptogetheraction, @5RightsFound, @logoffmovement, and @technicallypoli for getting the #CAKidsCode to the finish line. https://t.co/aRhKCxEMag

— Fairplay (@fairplayforkids) September 15, 2022

Instead of letting boomer politicians try to turn the Internet into Disneyland to "protect the children" / score campaign points how about we ask what kinds of policies are needed to create the sort of world we want our children to grow up in. One with basic human rights maybe?

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 15, 2022

BREAKING: We kept the pressure, and @CAgov listened.

Today's historic signing of #AB2273 means social media companies can no longer sacrifice young people's health for profit. It means #BigTech has a duty to stop using features that are harmful to kids. pic.twitter.com/48BUMyeoZi

— Jim Steyer (@jimsteyer) September 15, 2022

Sigh. It's the "Communications Decency Act" all over again. https://t.co/k12csTJreO

— Alec Muffett (@AlecMuffett) September 15, 2022

It's unconscionable for lawmakers to continue using children as pawns to advance legislation that harms children and bars them from finding community and accessing information and knowledge online. If lawmakers want to help kids, invest in education and pass a damn privacy law

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 15, 2022

California will be the first state to require online companies to put kids' safety first by barring them from profiling children or using personal information in ways that could harm children physically or mentally. https://t.co/s20TDAQVbe

— CBS Austin (@cbsaustin) September 16, 2022

CA is ushering in a new era of online safety for children & their families. It’s time to do the same on a national level. My Kids Online Safety Act is ready for a vote. Let’s not waste any time bringing it to the Senate floor. https://t.co/jsTuyUhbJr

— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) September 16, 2022

Once again, CA leads the way! @GavinNewsom has signed #AB2273 into law—making CA the first state requiring guardrails on digital apps & websites for users under 18. As the mom of two young girls, this is a game changer. Their online world will now be safer.https://t.co/69rrL58PCj

— Buffy Wicks (@BuffyWicks) September 15, 2022

May other states follow his lead on this. https://t.co/9E8Y530uJ7

— Stephanie J. Block (she/her) (@StephanieJBlock) September 16, 2022

Great job, @GavinNewsom, for signing #AB2273, which continues California's nation-leading protections for young people using the internet.

It is an important next step following passage of the CA Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which I co-authored.https://t.co/rRJHAdZegO

— Senator Bill Dodd (@SenBillDodd) September 15, 2022

This isn't a surprise, but it's still disappointing. @GavinNewsom took the coward's way out and signed the disastrous #CAKidsCode into law, fucking over the internet that helped build California's recent economy. https://t.co/2t5Du0gFZy

— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) September 15, 2022

Big fan of protecting kids, not a fan of any of the proposed (now-mandatory) ID verification schemes floated so far. Esp. the one that involves a major Canadian porn company's subsidiary collecting children's face scans. No, really:https://t.co/b94tBJ9NQQhttps://t.co/4kvhd0pTE7 https://t.co/DlGJvUHlRk

— Kenn White (@kennwhite) September 15, 2022

What happens when you engage youth voice in the policy process? You get better outcomes! Today the @CAGovernor signed the #CAKidsCode into law! https://t.co/CUcH6qOdDk

— Emma (@emma_leik) September 15, 2022

This is amazing news -- we look forward to more states passing similar or stronger laws to protect young people online! #FeministNet #ReinInBigTech https://t.co/GQ65szh3rV

— UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts (@UltraViolet) September 15, 2022

Ugh. @GavinNewsom just signed two bills (AB 2273 and AB 587 into law.) These bills claim that they'll "protect the children" and "increase transparency" on social media platforms. Unfortunately, they're unconstitutional messes that do nothing of the sort https://t.co/KcaOy17C3M

— Evan Greer (@evan_greer) September 15, 2022

HURRAH! TY @CAgovernor for signing #AB2273 into law! A huge step forward in terms of protecting kids online! @BuffyWicks https://t.co/A5GME2RLe4

— Jordan Cunningham (@Cunning_Jordan) September 15, 2022

Why ‘sharenting’ is sparking real fears about children’s privacy: https://t.co/yCxgr821Qg@LaurelAynne @fairplayforkids

— Gianna Melillo (@Gianna_Melillo) September 16, 2022

Do you share photos of your kids online (aka sharenting)? There are some things you should know @Gianna_Melillo reports for @ChangingAmerica https://t.co/0Cl8V6fp0Q

— Brian Clark Howard (@socialpyramid) September 16, 2022