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EPIC proposes model age-appropriate design code without mandatory age assurance

( February 5, 2026, 16:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Electronic Privacy Information Center released a model Age-Appropriate Design Code bill aimed at strengthening privacy and online safety protections for minors by regulating platform design rather than access. Drawing on Vermont’s law, recent research and litigation, the proposal would ban high-risk design practices, require large companies to assess features that drive compulsive use, and increase transparency, while avoiding parental-consent and age-verification mandates that have raised constitutional concerns.Statement follows; bill attached: ...

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