Arkansas Becomes First State to Enact a COPPA 2.0 Inspired Privacy Law
By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25
On April 7, 2025, Arkansas passed the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (HB 1717) - a state law modeled closely after the federal Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (widely referred to as COPPA 2.0), which is currently pending in Congress. This new Arkansas law expands online privacy protections to teens aged 13–16, imposes stronger consent and transparency requirements on online operators, and includes prohibitions against targeted advertising to minors....
By: Kilpatrick