Accountable Tech Statement on Governor Moore Signing Maryland Kids Code Into Law

Accountable Tech Executive Director and Co-Founder Nicole Gill issued the following statement on Governor Wes Moore signing the Maryland Kids Code into law today:

“Elected leaders in Maryland have shown that it is possible to stand up to some of the most powerful and wealthiest companies in history and upend the status quo so that we can give our children the future they deserve. Enacting the Kids Code into law will ensure the safety and privacy of kids and teens in Maryland and end Big Tech’s unchecked impact on their well-being. We applaud Governor Moore for choosing to protect Maryland’s youth over Big Tech’s profits.”

Accountable Tech is a member of the Maryland Kids Code Coalition and worked to pass the California Age Appropriate Design Code signed by Governor Gavin Newsom into law in 2022 – a first-of-its-kind measure to provide safety-by-design and privacy-by-default protections to children and teens online.

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Dec 18, 2024

Accountable Tech on the Kids Online Safety Act

Accountable Tech Executive Director and Co-Founder Nicole Gill issued the following statement on House Republican leadership’s decision to exclude the Kids Online Safety Act in the year-end government funding bill:

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Oct 29, 2024

One Week from Election Day, Accountable Tech Condemns Meta for Facilitating Anti-Government Militia Organizing on Facebook

Accountable Tech Co-Founder and Executive Director Nicole Gill released the following statement after new reporting found that Facebook is failing to shut down anti-government militia activity on its platform – and is even auto-generating group pages – in the lead-up to Election Day: