Staying compliant with the ever-changing patchwork of US state laws on kids’ and teens’ privacy and online safety has never been more complex — or more critical. That’s why we’re thrilled to unveil the US State Law Tracker, now live in our Developer Portal. 🚀 Purpose-built for legal and privacy professionals, compliance teams, and policy strategists, this feature is your single source of truth for navigating the evolving regulatory landscape as it relates to kids’ and teens’ online activity.

Goodbye, Spreadsheets; Hello, Real-Time, Reliable Intelligence

If you’ve ever tried to track state-level youth privacy and safety laws using sprawling, manual spreadsheets, you know how quickly things get messy: version control issues, missed updates, and the risk of acting on outdated information. The US State Law Tracker changes this. Our interactive map and real-time dashboard bring together every relevant law and bill — colour-coded by legislative status and updated at least monthly — so you always have the most current information at your fingertips. And even better, our in-house legal team takes the time to manually digest each law and distill it down to just the key changes that each state law adds over existing federal requirements like COPPA and the FTC Act.

See the Big Picture Instantly

Our intuitive map interface lets you explore and compare the legislative landscape across all 50 states. Click any state for an at-a-glance summary of its youth online safety and privacy laws, or hover to preview key details.

With the US State Law Tracker, you can instantly surface relevant state law information on laws that became effective recently. For example:

• The New York Child Data Protection Act, effective June 20, 2025, requires any user under 18 years old to opt in to Targeted Advertising, Profiling, Direct Marketing, and Push Notifications, and establishes a global opt out for targeted advertising for users of any age.
  

• Tennessee’s Information Protection Act, effective July 1, 2025, requires platforms to provide opt-out options for Targeted Advertising and Profiling for all users. In addition, Precise Geolocation must be turned off by default for all users.

• Connecticut’s law SB 1295 (“An Act Concerning Broadband Internet, Gaming, Social Media, Online Services And Consumer Contracts”), requires users under 18 to opt in to Targeted Advertising and Profiling.

With the US State Law Tracker, these changes are not just listed — they’re contextualised. You can see, at a glance, which settings are impacted, and what new obligations apply.

Legislative Status

👉🚦We provide clear legislative status indicators so you can make informed decisions about your compliance strategy. For example, you may choose to prioritise compliance only with active laws, while monitoring or deferring action on laws that are challenged or blocked, given their uncertain enforceability. Tracking pending and proposed laws also gives you valuable advance notice, allowing your organisation sufficient runway to prepare for upcoming requirements and adapt your policies proactively as the legal landscape evolves.

• Active State Law: The law is currently in force and enforceable; its effective date has already passed.

• Pending Law: While the law has been passed, its effective date is in the future, so the law is not yet in force / enforcement has not started.

• Challenged Law: The law is technically in force (the effective date has passed) but it is currently being challenged in court (usually on constitutional grounds). No decision has been made on the challenge.

• Blocked Law: The law has been challenged in court and a preliminary finding (such as a preliminary injunction) has been issued, preventing enforcement until a final judgment by a competent court is made. The law is currently unenforceable.

• Proposed Law: A bill or legislative proposal has been formally introduced but has not yet been enacted. Proposed laws are still under consideration by the legislature and may be debated, amended, or voted on before potentially becoming law.

• Failed Law: A bill or legislative proposal that did not pass or was rejected by legislature. Failed laws are no longer under consideration and will not become enforceable unless reintroduced and passed in a future legislative session.

View Comprehensive State Details

Selecting a state brings you to a detail page with a strategic overview of active and pending laws, including:

• Direct links to primary legislative sources

• Summary of key changes relating to age criteria and settings

• Clear call-outs for key compliance requirements:

  • Age assurance: States are raising the bar on verifying user ages, moving beyond simple self-declaration to require robust, privacy-preserving verification methods.

  • Opt-out of targeted advertising: States are increasingly mandating that platforms provide all users regardless of age with the ability to opt out of profiling and targeted advertising, often via a universal opt-out mechanism or “UOOM.”

  • Applicability to games: We specify whether each law applies to online games, which are often subject to unique requirements around chat, purchases and certain types of content.

You’ll also find visualisations of global age of consent and how core settings (profiling, targeted ads, public profile, direct marketing, public text chat, in-game purchases, push notifications, and real-time location sharing) are affected.

Plan Ahead with Confidence

The US State Law Tracker is designed for real-world decision-making, not just reference. By clearly surfacing which laws are active, pending, challenged, blocked, proposed, or failed, you can immediately see where your compliance efforts matter most. This means you don’t have to waste resources preparing for laws that are tied up in court or unlikely to pass, and you won’t be caught off guard by new requirements coming into force. With up-to-date, actionable insights, your team can prioritise, plan, and adapt — ensuring you’re always prepared for the next regulatory shift.

👉 Log in to the Developer Portal and start exploring the US State Law Tracker today.