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United States of America: Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB504) including enforcement provisions enter into force

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Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB504) including enforcement provisions enter into force

On 1 July 2026, the enforcement provisions of the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) enter into force. Violations are classified as deceptive trade practices and may result in civil penalties of up to USD 50’000 per violation. The Act i…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-01-13
under deliberation

On 13 January 2025, the Governor, Attorney General and various Senators announced the Age-Appropria…

2025-01-21
under deliberation

On 21 January 2025, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) was introduced in the Nebra…

2025-05-28
adopted

On 28 May 2025, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) was adopted by the Nebraska Leg…

2025-06-02
adopted

On 2 June 2025, Nebraska Governor signed the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) into l…

2026-01-01
in grace period

On 1 January 2026, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) enters into force with a gra…

2026-07-01
in force

On 1 July 2026, the enforcement provisions of the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504) e…