Is COPPA 2.0 Just an Update for the 21st Century?

Jennifer Huddleston and Christopher Gardner

On March 5, the Senate adopted by unanimous consent a youth online safety bill called the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, also known as COPPA 2.0. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Senator Ed Markey (D‑MA), one of the authors of the original Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in 1998 during his time in the House, which was passed in the Senate by unanimous consent. That same day, the House Energy and Commerce...