The Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (SB 571 / HB 603) (MD AADC) was signed into law on May 9, 2024, with an October 1, 2024, effective date. The law is the second of its kind in the United States, following the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CA AADC), which was passed in 2022 and is currently enjoined on constitutional grounds pending appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Similar to the CA AADC (and the U.K.’s AADC), the MD AADC provides for privacy and safety requirements for children under age 18. Notably, the MD AADC also includes changes seemingly directed at surviving constitutional challenges under U.S. law. We have outlined the major differences between the two U.S. AADCs below.

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