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EPIC Applauds the Massachusetts Senate for Passing Platform Design Regulations

EPIC · · US Federal · Privacy Law

This afternoon, the Massachusetts Senate passed the Protecting Children from Addictive Social Feeds Act, which provides kids with important protections from harmful and invasive platform features. EPIC applauds Massachusetts’ Senators for committing to protecting kids online by regulating social media platform design. “For too long, social media companies have relied on invasive data collection and manipulative design practices to drive engagement, often at the expense of young people’s safety an…

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