A view from DC: The state enforcement playbook is already spreading beyond social media
A pattern of state-level enforcement activity that began in social media regulation is now being applied more broadly across industries, according to analysis from Washington.
Why this matters: States figured out they could move on tech companies when the federal government would not. That worked well enough in social media that they are now running the same play in other areas. For companies outside social media, this is not a distant problem anymore. For people, it means your privacy protections increasingly depend on which state you live in, not a consistent national standard. That is an uneven result, and it tends to favor the states with the most resources and the loudest political pressure.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance
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