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Kids Code Comes Back
en. George K. Muñoz, D-Gallup, has re-introduced the Age Appropriate Design Code Act bill this year: Senate Bill 68. Also known as The New Mexico Kids Code, this New Mexico bill would require tech companies that provide online products and services to operate with strict data privacy designed to prevent children’s personal data from being…
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Lawmakers address threats kids face online
Democratic State Rep. Pamelya Herndon says in New Mexico, kids online are exposed to all types of dangers. As a lead sponsor for the Age Appropriate Design Code Act, she and Democratic State Sen. George Munoz, believe it can prevent children from being influenced by things like vaping marketing, child predators, and scams on the…
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Proposed legislation aims to keep New Mexico children safe online
In an update from the New Mexico attorney general and the Department of Justice on their lawsuit against social media companies like Meta, X, and Google, they claim the tech giants knowingly ignored safeguards designed to protect underage users. Now, state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would protect children online.
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New Mexico Kids Code
KOAT Action 7 News breaks down how the newly introduced New Mexico Kids Code would require tech companies to take steps to make their products safer for kids under 18.
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Kids Code gets personal
Erin Armijo-Benavidez with her personal story and appeal for legislation to keep our children safe online.