Law / United States / 
Connecticut
SB 5 (2026), An Act Concerning Online Safety, social media protections for minors
Public Act No. 26-15, Sec. 39 (2026)
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In force in 465 days, effective 1 January 2028.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Part of a 39 section omnibus online safety and artificial intelligence act signed June 2, 2026.
Section 39 bars covered platforms from showing a user personalized algorithmic recommendations unless the operator uses commercially reasonable and technically feasible methods to determine the user is not a minor under 18, or obtains verifiable parental consent for a minor; bars notifications to minors between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. absent parental consent; requires protective defaults for minor accounts including a one hour per day limit on algorithmic feeds; requires deletion of age determination data; and requires annual public disclosures.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Enforced solely by the Attorney General as an unfair trade practice; no private right of action.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Connecticut Attorney General
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Verification methods
Parental consent, Third party service
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official session public act text, Connecticut General Assembly
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