Protecting Kids.
Empowering Parents.
Preserving Privacy.
Every parent deserves peace of mind knowing their children are safe online. House Bill 302 offers a clear, common-sense path forward to protect kids, give families more control, and strengthen privacy standards in the digital age.
Why It Matters for Ohio Families
Protecting Children
Prevents harmful content
and high-risk features from reaching minors.
Parental Control
Ensures parents—not big tech companies—decide what apps, features, and purchases are right for their kids.
Privacy
First
Creates strong safeguards against misuse of personal data and protects families from invasive ad targeting.
Accountability
Establishes clear rules and penalties to keep app stores and developers responsible.
Future-Ready
Encourages adoption of interoperable digital IDs to provide safe, reliable age verification without sacrificing privacy.
HB 302 vs. HB 226
Not all solutions are equal.
Competing frameworks take very different approaches to the same problem:
Competing frameworks take very different approaches to the same problem:
HB 226 (App Store Accountability Act)
Heavy penalties on app stores, limited tools for families, and a patchwork system that risks over-collection of sensitive data.
HB 302 (Tech-Security model)
Privacy-preserving age assurance, centralized parental controls, protections against misuse, and liability shields for good-faith providers.
Heavy penalties on app stores, limited tools for families, and a patchwork system that risks over-collection of sensitive data.
HB 302 (Tech-Security model)
Privacy-preserving age assurance, centralized parental controls, protections against misuse, and liability shields for good-faith providers.
SB 175 vs. SB 167
SB 175
Creates strong privacy protections by banning targeted ads to minors and requiring parental consent for high-risk features.
Holds platforms accountable across apps and operating systems, while protecting providers acting in good faith.
SB 167
Focuses mainly on app-store age checks and parental notifications when minors attempt downloads.
Leaves major gaps by not addressing advertising to kids, developer responsibilities, or broader system safeguards.
Creates strong privacy protections by banning targeted ads to minors and requiring parental consent for high-risk features.
Holds platforms accountable across apps and operating systems, while protecting providers acting in good faith.
SB 167
Focuses mainly on app-store age checks and parental notifications when minors attempt downloads.
Leaves major gaps by not addressing advertising to kids, developer responsibilities, or broader system safeguards.