North CarolinaNorth CarolinaLawHB 959

Various Education Changes (social media literacy and student device use)

Education omnibus that promotes internet safety, requires social media literacy instruction in schools and requires limits on student use of wireless devices during instructional time.

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLaw

Signed by the governor, S.L. 2025-38Jul 1, 2025 1 year ago

Body: North Carolina General Assembly
Session: 2025-2026
Introduced: Apr 10, 2025
Sponsors: R (Republican)Republican
Topics: Kids Platforms

Official page

Timeline

Jul 1, 2025 1 year ago
Signed by the governor, S.L. 2025-38
Jun 26, 2025 1 year ago
Ratified
Jun 3, 2025 1 year ago
Passed the Senate on 3rd reading
May 7, 2025 1 year ago
Passed the House on 3rd reading
Apr 10, 2025 1 year ago
Filed in the House

Sponsors

R (Republican)Hugh Blackwell

North CarolinaHB 462

Personal Data Privacy/Social Media Safety

Would create a comprehensive consumer data privacy law with added social media safety protections for minors.

In committeeApr 29, 2025

North CarolinaHB 591

Modernize Sex Crimes

Updates sexual exploitation of minor laws to cover realistic visual depictions created or modified with algorithms or artificial intelligence, and revises related sex crime provisions.

In forceDec 1, 2024

North CarolinaHB 8

Various Statutory Changes, including the Pornography Age Verification Enforcement (PAVE) Act

Omnibus education bill that includes the PAVE Act, requiring commercial websites that publish material harmful to minors to use reasonable age verification.

In forceJan 1, 2024

European Unionunverified

Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy Act

The European Commission adopted a legislative proposal aimed at strengthening the protection of children online.

ProposedNov 7

European Unionunverified

KIDS Act

The European Commission published a proposal for the KIDS Act to enhance online safety for children.

ProposedOct 30

Greeceunverified

Social Media Ban for Children Under 15

Greece's parliament passed legislation that bans children under the age of 15 from using social media platforms.

EnactedOct 23

Change log

AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

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