Vermont may join a growing number of states attempting to enact guardrails on Big Tech in an attempt to protect minors online. A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers have sent so-called “Kids Code” legislation to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk that would require technology companies to adjust certain product safety features for users under 18.

Scott vetoed an omnibus data privacy bill last session, citing, among other things, the potential for the legislation’s “Kids Code” provision to trigger “high risk and expensive lawsuits.”

“Similar legislation in California has already been stopped by the courts for likely First Amendment violations. We should await the decision in that case to craft a bill that addresses known legal pitfalls before charging ahead,” the Republican governor wrote at the time

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