MinnesotaMinnesotaLawSF 4097
Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act and net neutrality (2024 commerce policy omnibus)
Commerce policy omnibus that enacted the Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act requiring social media platforms to publicly disclose engagement limits, ranking signals, usage statistics and product experiments, and barred internet service providers from blocking, throttling or paid prioritization of lawful internet traffic.
NetChoice v. Ellison (D. Minn. 0:25-cv-02741) challenging Minn. Stat. 325M.33 pending; court set a September 15, 2026 deadline for a preliminary injunction motionJul 31 3 months ago
- Body
- Minnesota Legislature
- Session
- 2023-2024
- Introduced
- Feb 22, 2024
- In effect since
- Jul 1, 20251 year ago
- Votes
- House 70-58, Senate 34-32
- Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Democrat
Timeline
Jul 1, 2025 1 year ago
Social media and internet service provider provisions took effect
Jun 30, 2025 1 year ago
May 21, 2024 2 years ago
May 17, 2024 2 years ago
May 15, 2024 2 years ago
Apr 15, 2024 2 years ago
Apr 4, 2024 2 years ago
Feb 22, 2024 2 years ago
Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Matt Klein
- D (Democrat)Zack Stephenson
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.