As we discussed in Part 1 of this series, while the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) remains the primary federal law protecting children’s online privacy, there is a growing patchwork of state laws aimed at protecting both children and teens online. These laws identify a variety of potential harms, but many of them expand the universe of businesses subject to “children’s privacy” obligations and greatly complicate their compliance challenges. It is no secret to anyone who follows the state privacy law landscape that these laws create constitutional and other legal concerns.

In this second part of our two-part series, we briefly review the state landscape and provide some predictions for 2026. Read more here.