Senate passes bill prohibiting ads targeting minors under 17

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The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would impose new restrictions on online companies' ability to collect and harness data from teens under 17.

The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) introduced by Senators Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), would expand the current children's privacy law by prohibiting website and app operators from knowingly serving targeted ads to users under 17 — including ads based on those teens' online activity.

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