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CARU Releases a Risk Matrix for Using Generative AI with Kids
The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (or “CARU”) recently released Generative AI & Kids: A Risk Matrix for Brands & Policymakers, a framework to help companies that market to children mitigate potential risks…
AGs Fight to Keep Kids SAFE
Two state attorneys general took actions in September to protect kids by requiring businesses to, among other things, verify the ages of their users. Specifically, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued certain…
MrBeast Serves up a Feast of Issues for CARU
Last week, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (or “CARU”) announced a decision involving MrBeastYouTube and its affiliate Feastables. The decision covers a range of issues that frequently come up for companies that…
Fragmentation of Privacy Requirements Accelerates as Four States Amend Nascent Laws
On June 25, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law a major amendment to the state’s comprehensive privacy law (CTDPA), just over three years after signing the CTDPA into law on May 10, 2022 and two years…
Florida Sues Snap Using New Social Media Law and Old UDAP Theories
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued Snap, Inc., the operator of the social media platform Snapchat, this week for violations of Florida’s HB 3 (§§ 501.1736–.1738, Fla. Stat. (2024)) and the Florida Deceptive…