Bipartisan Coalition of 44 State and Territory Attorneys General Endorse the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. House leadership on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024.
Coalition of 43 States Urges FTC to Strengthen Online Privacy and Safety Protections for America’s Youth
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general to urge the federal government to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Among other things, the…
41 Attorneys General Call On Meta To Protect Users’ Accounts From Scammers
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general that addresses the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user’s account and change passwords,…
State Attorneys General Urge Bridge Funding for the Federal Crime Victims Fund (VOCA)
A bi-partisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general urge the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (the “VOCA Fund.”) The VOCA Fund supports the provision of essential direct services for crime victims and survivors across the country. According to the U.S. Department of…
45 State Attorneys General Join in their Ongoing Efforts to Protect Consumers from Robocalls
A bi-partisan coalition of 45 state attorneys general sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeking to safeguard consumers from scam phone calls made by Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) service providers. The attorneys general submitted comments to the FCC on its proposal “to safeguard and secure the open Internet” (NPRM) asking it to clarify that…
54 Attorneys General Call on Congress to Study AI and Its Harmful Effects on Children
A bipartisan coalition of 54 state and territory attorneys general urge Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The attorneys general also asked Congress to propose legislation that would protect children from those abuses. The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)…
Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Express Support for the G.U.A.R.D. VA Act
A bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general express support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In a letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general explain that the passing of the bipartisan legislation would hold unaccredited and unregulated actors accountable for targeting and preying…
