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Children's online safety law

Alabama became the fourth state in the US to enact its own children's online safety law in February 2026, joining Utah, Louisiana, and Texas. The law imposes age verification requirements on online platforms, creating a growing patchwork of state-level regulations as federal action remains pending.

Where do you stand?

Should Alabama strengthen its children's online safety law with stricter age verification requirements?

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Sources

Quorum policy analysis — https://www.quorum.us/blog/2026-policy-trends
Alabama became the fourth state to enact its own children's online safety law in February 2026, joining Utah, Louisiana, and Texas. Platform companies face a growing patchwork of age verification requirements.
Positions on this issue  ·  liberal → conservative
  1. Repeal the law; online safety is a parental responsibility, not the government's.
  2. Keep the current law but resist any expansion; existing requirements are sufficient.
  3. Maintain the current law and coordinate with other states for consistency.
  4. Strengthen age verification requirements and add penalties for non-compliant platforms.
  5. Mandate strict, federally-aligned age verification with heavy fines for violations.

AI regulation and state policy

As federal AI regulation remains unresolved, Alabama and other states are racing to fill the regulatory gap. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has shifted the landscape, and questions about how Alabama should regulate artificial intelligence — balancing innovation with consumer protection — are increasingly pressing for businesses and lawmakers.

Where do you stand?

How should Alabama approach regulating artificial intelligence and emerging technologies?

How important is this to you?

Sources

Governing magazine — https://www.governing.com/politics/the-biggest-issues-to-watch-in-2026
States will be scrambling to manage new priorities and demands from Washington, tighten their belts in a tough budget cycle and respond to federal frameworks on AI regulation.
Quorum policy analysis — https://www.quorum.us/blog/2026-policy-trends
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now law, the Supreme Court rewrote trade policy, and states are racing to fill federal regulatory gaps.
Positions on this issue  ·  liberal → conservative
  1. Enact strong AI consumer protections, algorithmic transparency laws, and bias audits.
  2. Establish a state AI oversight office and require disclosure of AI use in public services.
  3. Adopt a light-touch framework that aligns with federal standards without adding burdens.
  4. Defer to federal law; avoid state-level AI regulation to attract tech investment.
  5. Ban all new AI regulation; let market competition determine AI safety and ethics.