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United States of America: Bill amending Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 838)

Progress

Current status
adopted
17 Jul 2026 in force
14 Apr 2026 adopted
10 Apr 2026 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

17 Jul 2026
in force

Amended Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act enters into force

On 17 July 2026, the amended Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act enters into force. The Act gives minors under 18 control over how they interact with covered online services, sets rules on how those services may collect and handle minors' persona…

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
14 Apr 2026
adopted

Governor of Nebraska signed Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act

On 14 April 2026, the Bill amending the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act was signed by the Governor of Nebraska. The Act gives minors under 18 control over how they interact with covered online services, sets rules on how those services may co…

Source
Event type law
Action type signing
Government branch executive
Government body central government
10 Apr 2026
adopted

Bill amending Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act was adopted by Legislature

On 10 April 2026, the Bill amending the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act was adopted by the Legislature. The Act gave minors under 18 controls over how they interact with covered online services, setting rules on how those services may collect…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament