199 on file · 124 became law · 23 still moving · 11 moved in 30 days
IndonesiaSets governance rules for electronic system operators, including social media and gaming platforms, to protect children online, such as minimum-age limits on children's accounts.
AustraliaA binding privacy code being developed by the OAIC under the Privacy Act, as required by the 2024 amendments, to set how online services likely to be accessed by children handle their personal information.
TexasRequires mobile app stores to verify user ages, obtain parental consent before minors download apps or make purchases, and share age-category data with developers.
IowaRequires operators of internet sites or applications containing material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification.
European UnionCommission decision fining Temu 200 million euros under the Digital Services Act for failing to properly identify and assess the systemic risks of illegal products offered on its marketplace.
MinnesotaRequires large social media platforms to estimate users' ages, obtain verifiable parental consent for accounts of children 15 and under, set those accounts to the most private settings, and bar addictive features and targeted ads on them.
LouisianaAmends Louisiana's law on minors' use of applications and app store age verification.
WisconsinWould have required websites that distribute material harmful to minors to verify users' ages; the Governor vetoed it and the veto was sustained.
IndiaBans online money games and their advertising and payment processing, promotes e-sports and social games, and provides for an Online Gaming Authority of India.
MichiganWould create the Michigan Kids Code Act setting privacy and design requirements for online services used by minors.
NebraskaOmnibus consumer and financial bill that adds duties for covered online services under the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act and classifies certain social media platform practices as deceptive trade practices.
KansasWould have required app stores and developers to verify ages and obtain parental consent for minors, enforced under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act and a private right of action.
KansasWould have enacted an age-appropriate design code for minors, a private right of action over nonconsensual digital replicas and chatbot transparency rules.
MississippiRegulates interactive computer service providers offering certain services to minors and directs the Department of Education to publish internet safety resources and a social media safety curriculum.
IdahoCreates the Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act to limit addictive social media features for minors.
KentuckyWould have required AI companion platforms and social media platforms to verify ages and obtain verifiable parental consent for children, with Attorney General enforcement and a private right of action.
MinnesotaWould impose an excise tax on certain social media platform businesses.
AustraliaSpecifies classes of services, such as messaging, online gaming, professional networking, education and health services, that are excluded from Australia's social media minimum age obligation.
WashingtonRequires providers of generative AI systems to include provenance disclosures in AI-created or AI-modified image, video and audio content and to offer tools to detect them.
UtahAmends the 2025 App Store Accountability Act's age verification and parental consent provisions.
BrazilSets duties for providers of digital products and services likely to be accessed by children and adolescents, including age verification, parental supervision tools and protection against harmful content.
FloridaWould have required app store providers to verify user ages and obtain parental consent for minors' accounts.
HawaiiWould have required app store providers to verify ages and obtain parental consent before users under 16 could download social media platforms.
South DakotaWould have required app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent for minors' downloads and purchases.
CaliforniaWould have made social media platforms liable when their algorithms relay content in violation of state civil rights and personal rights laws, or when they aid or abet such violations.
VirginiaRequires social media platforms to use commercially reasonable age screening and limit users under 16 to one hour per day per platform unless a parent consents to more.
IndiaAmends India's IT Rules 2021 to define synthetically generated information and require intermediaries to label AI-generated content, embed provenance metadata and act faster on unlawful deepfakes.
AlabamaRequires app store providers and developers to verify user ages and obtain parental consent for minors, enforceable by the Attorney General and by parents.
South CarolinaRequires covered online services to use reasonable care with minors' personal data, limit data collection from minors, restrict compulsive-use design features and provide parental controls, with Attorney General enforcement.
UtahRequires app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors download apps or make purchases, and to share age category data with developers.
MississippiWould have required app store providers and developers to verify ages and obtain parental consent for minors' activity.
TexasGovernor directive banning AI and social media apps affiliated with the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, including DeepSeek, RedNote and Lemon8, from government-issued devices and adding them to the state prohibited technologies list.
New JerseyDirects state agencies to prioritize children's mental health in digital environments and establishes an Office of Youth Online Mental Health Safety and Awareness.
WashingtonWould restrict addictive feeds and certain notifications for minors on social media platforms and set default privacy settings for minors.
MalaysiaRequires licensed application, content and network service providers to mitigate harmful content, provide reporting mechanisms and protect child users, with enforcement by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.
United Arab EmiratesRequires digital platforms and internet service providers operating in or targeting the UAE to protect users under 18, including age verification, parental consent for data collection from children under 13, privacy-by-default settings and blocking children's access to online gambling.
JapanRegulates designated providers of key smartphone software such as operating systems and app stores, barring self-preferencing and unfair treatment of app developers and requiring more open platforms, enforced by the Japan Fair Trade Commission.
United States (federal)Would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, which shields online platforms from liability for most user content.
United States (federal)Would require app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors download apps.
United States (federal)House version of the Kids Online Safety Act requiring covered platforms to adopt safeguards and parental tools for minors.
United States (federal)The court found Google unlawfully maintained a monopoly in general search and later imposed remedies that bar exclusive distribution deals and require some data sharing, without ordering a Chrome divestiture.
FloridaBars social media accounts for children under 14, requires parental consent for 14 and 15 year olds, and requires age verification for websites with material harmful to minors.
United States (federal)The court ruled for Meta, rejecting the FTC's claim that Meta illegally maintained a personal social networking monopoly through its Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions.
IndiaSubstitutes rule 3(1)(d) of India's IT Rules 2021 to change how intermediaries must act on court orders and government notices under section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act to remove unlawful information.
European UnionSets the technical conditions and procedures under which very large online platforms and search engines must share data with vetted researchers under Article 40 of the Digital Services Act.
CaliforniaRequires operating system providers to collect a user's age at account setup and send an age bracket signal to app stores and developers, beginning January 1, 2027.
CaliforniaRequires social media platforms to show users a black box warning when they first access the platform each day, after 3 hours of use and hourly after that, beginning January 1, 2027.
CaliforniaDelays the California AI Transparency Act to August 2, 2026 and adds content provenance duties for large online platforms from 2027 and capture device makers from 2028.
European UnionRequires political advertisements to be labelled with sponsor and funding information, creates an EU repository of online political ads, and restricts targeting and ad delivery techniques that use personal data.
European UnionCommission guidelines under Article 28 of the Digital Services Act setting out measures online platforms accessible to minors should take to ensure a high level of privacy, safety and security, including age assurance methods and protections against grooming, harmful content and exploitative commercial practices.
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