Duty LXD-6176
Operates a social platform, in Minnesota
HF 4138 (2026), STOP HARMS from Addictive Social Media Actfrom , in 8 months5 lines
Minn. Stat. ยงยง 325M.33, 325M.40 (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 111) · Read the law's page
- Applies to social media platforms with 10,000 or more Minnesota account holders, or at least $1 billion in worldwide revenue in one of the preceding three years.
- Estimate a new account holder's age after 25 hours of use within six months, and treat the user as a child (age 15 or younger) unless you can conclude with 80 percent confidence that the user is 16 or older; the threshold rises to 90 percent confidence at 50 hours of use.
- Obtain verifiable parental consent for child accounts.
- Default child accounts to the most private settings.
- Do not display addictive interface features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, or targeted advertising on child accounts.