Trending Issues in State AI Regulation as Seen Through Connecticut’s Omnibus AI Law (SB5)
Earlier this year, Connecticut enacted its Online Safety Act (“SB5”), now retitled the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act (the “CART Act”), which represents one of the most wide-ranging omnibus state artificial intelligence (“AI”) and online-safety laws enacted to date. The broad multi-topic nature of the law contrasts with the recent state legislative trend of more targeted laws and regulations focusing on a particular context, specific digital risk, or broadly impactful player within the AI or online ecosystem. For example, Colorado’s revised AI Act now focuses exclusively on automated decision-making technologies, a number of states (e.g., Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska) have enacted laws focused on AI chatbots, and New York and California have been engaged in rulemaking to operationalize those states’ social media focused law.
Children’s Privacy in 2026: From Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban to a Shift Beyond Notice-and-Consent in the United States
Recent developments in children’s privacy and online safety regulation reflect a global shift away from notice-and-consent frameworks toward access restrictions, design mandates, categorical advertising prohibitions, and ecosystem-level age-assurance mechanisms. Using Australia’s under-16 social media ban as a case study, this article examines four converging regulatory trends emerging across the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom. These developments increasingly affect product design, advertising, and data governance decisions for companies operating consumer-facing digital services.
Reviewing The Legal Landscape Of Social Media For Minors
U.S. FTC’s New Rule on Fake and AI-Generated Reviews and Social Media Bots
On August 14, 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule that prohibits fake and artificial intelligence-generated consumer reviews, consumer testimonials, and celebrity testimonials, along with other types of unfair or deceptive practices involving reviews and testimonials. This new rule is the latest development in the FTC’s increased rulemaking efforts and increased focus on AI, and will take effect on October 21, 2024.
