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Online safety and kids

Age checks, minors on social media, harmful content and app store rules.

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Became law

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Still moving

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Passed both 3Passed one chamber 14In committee 14Introduced 1Proposed 2Enacted 27In force 143Adopted 8Ruled 10Vetoed 6Failed 51

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MovedMeasure
Mar 136 months ago
Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights

FLFloridaSB 482Died in House Messages

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Mar 136 months ago
Application Stores

FLFloridaSB 1722Died in Judiciary

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Mar 136 months ago
Companion Artificial Intelligence Chatbots

FLFloridaSB 1344Died in Commerce and Tourism

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Mar 126 months ago
California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

CACaliforniaAB 2273Ninth Circuit held most challenged provisions unconstitutional (NetChoice v. Bonta); law remains largely enjoined and is set to be replaced by AB 2246 (2026)

In forceIn forceBipartisan
Mar 126 months ago
NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta (second appeal, Age-Appropriate Design Code Act)

United States (federal)No. 25-2366Opinion issued

RuledRuled
Mar 116 months ago
Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens

United States (federal)Executive Order 14390Published in the Federal Register, 91 FR 12051

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Mar 106 months ago
Relating to Social Media (app store age verification, under 16)

HIHawaiiSB 2761Passed Senate; deferred in House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs

FailedFailed
Mar 106 months ago
Artificial Intelligence and Children's Internet Safety Study Commission

ALAlabamaHJR 51Enacted as Act 2026-218

AdoptedAdoptedR (Republican)
Mar 76 months ago
Protecting kids from deepfakes and exploitative images

WYWyomingHB 102Signed by the Governor; assigned Chapter 91

In forceIn force
Mar 66 months ago
Artificial Intelligence Amendments (Companion Chatbot Safety Act)

UTUtahHB 438Failed in the Senate 12-15; filed as not passed

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Mar 26 months ago
App store age verification and parental consent

SDSouth DakotaHB 1275Deferred to the 41st legislative day by Senate State Affairs

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Mar 26 months ago
Personal Rights: Liability of Social Media Platforms

CACaliforniaSB 771Veto sustained

VetoedVetoedD (Democrat)
Feb 277 months ago
Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms and minors

VAVirginiaSB 854Preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Court in NetChoice's challenge; the state has appealed

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Feb 267 months ago
IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026

IndiaG.S.R. 120(E)Corrigenda published (G.S.R. 148(E))

In forceIn force
Feb 257 months ago
Law restructuring the ANPD as the National Data Protection Agency

BrazilLei 15.352/2026 (conversion of Medida Provisoria 1.317/2025)Converted into Law 15.352/2026, published in an extra edition of the Diario Oficial da Uniao and in force on publication

In forceIn force
Feb 247 months ago
Chatbot deployer requirements and minors

IAIowaHF 2715Placed on House calendar; no floor vote before the 2026 session adjourned

FailedFailed
Feb 177 months ago
App Store Age Verification and Parental Consent

ALAlabamaHB 161Enacted as Act 2026-59

EnactedEnactedR (Republican)
Feb 127 months ago
Chatbot use by minors

SDSouth DakotaSB 168Deferred to the 41st legislative day by Senate Judiciary

FailedFailedD (Democrat)
Feb 57 months ago
Age-Appropriate Code Design (Social Media Regulation Act, Act 96 of 2026)

SCSouth CarolinaH 3431Signed by Governor; Act No. 96

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Feb 57 months ago
App Store Accountability Act

UTUtahSB 142Industry group CCIA filed a First Amendment challenge in U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Feb 57 months ago
AI-generated child sexual abuse material and deepfake dissemination

KSKansasHB 2183Approved by the governor

In forceIn force
Feb 37 months ago
App store age verification and parental consent

MSMississippiHB 708Died in committee

FailedFailedUnverified
Jan 288 months ago
Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act

GAGeorgiaSB 9Senate disagreed to House substitute; no final passage

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Jan 228 months ago
Leading Ethical AI Development (LEAD) for Kids Act

CACaliforniaAB 1064Consideration of governor's veto stricken from file

VetoedVetoedD (Democrat)
Jan 208 months ago
Children's mental health and digital environments

NJNew JerseyEO 6Signed by Governor Sherrill

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Jan 138 months ago
DEFIANCE Act of 2025

United States (federal)S. 1837Held at the desk.

Passed one chamberPassed one chamberBipartisan
Jan 128 months ago
Protecting Washington children online

WAWashingtonSB 5708Reintroduced and retained in present status; not passed before the 2026 session ended

FailedFailedD (Democrat)
Jan 128 months ago
Obscenity: AI-Generated Obscene Material Depicting Children

GAGeorgiaHB 171Recommitted in Senate; no final passage

FailedFailedR (Republican)
Jan 18 months ago
Online Safety Act 2025

MalaysiaAct 866Act comes into force; subsidiary regulations on fees, periods, undertakings and the Online Safety Appeal Tribunal in place

In forceIn force
Jan 18 months ago
Child Digital Safety Law

United Arab EmiratesFederal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2025Entered into force; one-year window for platforms to regularize status begins

In forceIn forceUnverified
Dec 18, 20259 months ago
Promotion and protection of human rights in the context of digital technologies (2025)

United NationsA/RES/80/215Adopted by the General Assembly at its 69th plenary meeting on the report of the Third Committee (A/80/545) (resolution 80/215)

AdoptedAdopted
Dec 17, 20259 months ago
Global Digital Compact (Pact for the Future)

United NationsA/RES/79/1 (annex I)Follow-up: WSIS+20 outcome document (resolution 80/173) adopted, referring to the objectives and commitments of the Compact

AdoptedAdopted
Dec 11, 20259 months ago
App Store Accountability Act

United States (federal)H.R. 3149Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

In committeeIn committeeR (Republican)
Dec 11, 20259 months ago
Kids Online Safety Act

United States (federal)H.R. 6484Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.

In committeeIn committeeR (Republican)
Dec 11, 20259 months ago
Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

United States (federal)H.R. 6291Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.

In committeeIn committeeR (Republican)
Nov 25, 202510 months ago
Online Protections for Minors

FLFloridaHB 311th Circuit stayed the district court preliminary injunction 2-1, letting the social media provisions take effect

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Nov 18, 202510 months ago
Innovation with Integrity: Examining the Risks and Benefits of AI Chatbots

United States (federal)Hearing held

In committeeIn committee
Nov 15, 202510 months ago
IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025

IndiaG.S.R. 775(E)Amendment comes into force

In forceIn force
Oct 29, 202511 months ago
DSA Delegated Act on Data Access for Vetted Researchers

European UnionCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2050Enters into force (twentieth day after publication, Article 16)

In forceIn force
Oct 13, 202511 months ago
Companion Chatbots

CACaliforniaSB 243Signed by the governor; Chapter 677, Statutes of 2025

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Oct 13, 202511 months ago
Digital Age Assurance Act

CACaliforniaAB 1043Signed by the governor; Chapter 675, Statutes of 2025

EnactedEnactedD (Democrat)
Oct 13, 202511 months ago
Social Media Warning Law

CACaliforniaAB 56Signed by the governor; Chapter 671, Statutes of 2025

EnactedEnactedD (Democrat)
Oct 13, 202511 months ago
Deepfake Pornography

CACaliforniaAB 621Signed by the governor; Chapter 673, Statutes of 2025

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Oct 10, 202511 months ago
DSA Guidelines on the Protection of Minors Online

European UnionOJ C/2025/5519Guidelines published in the Official Journal C series (C/2025/5519)

AdoptedAdopted
Oct 1, 202512 months ago
Criminalize real and digitally fabricated sexually explicit images

MTMontanaHB 514Took effect

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Oct 1, 202512 months ago
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act amendments

MTMontanaSB 297Took effect

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Oct 1, 202512 months ago
Expanded prohibitions on pornography involving minors

NVNevadaSB 263Took effect

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)
Sep 30, 202512 months ago
FY 2026-2027 operating budget: AI school policies and online age verification

OHOhioHB 96Most provisions took effect

In forceIn forceR (Republican)
Sep 16, 20251 year ago
Examining the Harm of AI Chatbots

United States (federal)Hearing held

In committeeIn committeeR (Republican)
Sep 9, 20251 year ago
Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act

CACaliforniaSB 976Ninth Circuit largely upheld denial of a preliminary injunction; like-count provision enjoined

In forceIn forceD (Democrat)