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Status of Social Media Age Verification laws in the United States. In 2022 California passed The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act or AB 2273 which requires websites that are likely to be used by minors to estimate visitors ages to give them some amount of privacy control and on March 23, 2023, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed SB 152 and HB 311 collective known as the Utah Social ...
Although children under 13 can legally give out personal information with their parents' permission, many websites—particularly social media sites, but also other sites that collect most personal info—disallow children under 13 from using their services altogether due to the cost and work involved in complying with the law. [3] [4] [5]
Protecting Kids on Social Media Act or HB 1891 is an American law that was created by William Lamberth of Sumner County, Tennessee and was later enacted by Tennesse's Governor on May 2, 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The bill requires social media websites such as X, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and others to verify the age of users and if those users ...
If allowed to proceed in full, the law would have banned notifications for minors on social media apps during certain hours and have eventually required age verification for all users to prove ...
Social media giant Meta has lowered the minimum age required to use WhatsApp in Europe to 13 from 16, sparking criticism from children’s rights advocates.
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The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 (Cth) is an Australian act of parliament that aims to restrict the use of social media by minors under the age of 16. It is an amendment of the Online Safety Act 2021 , and was passed by the Australian Parliament on 29 November 2024.
The countries that have taken concrete steps in this regard are Norway and France. Since June 2023, France has started requiring social media platforms to verify the ages of their users and to obtain parental consent for those under the age of 15. In Norway, there is a minimum age requirement of 13 to access social media.