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Mississippi
HB 1224, Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act
Miss. Code Ann. sections 11-79-1 to 11-79-7
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In force 84 days, effective 1 July 2026.
An age-appropriate design code rule binding private bodies.
As of 3 September 2026.
What this law does
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Prohibits a covered interactive computer service from knowingly making false or misleading statements or representations to a minor, or to a minor's parent or guardian, about the service, such as falsely denying that it is addictive or safe to minors or failing to disclose or warn of its harmful effects. A service with design features that make it addictive to minors is treated as a defective product for state product liability purposes.
A minor's parent or guardian may bring a private action where a knowing and willful violation proximately causes the minor's repeated exposure to material harmful to minors. Signed April 8, 2026.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Penalties
Civil penalties up to 10,000 dollars per violation, injunctions, attorney fees, and a private right of action for repeated knowing violations
Penalty structure
Civil penalty the Attorney General may seek for a knowing and willful violation of the Act's prohibitions, brought where in the public interest; the amount for each violation is set within this cap using statutory factors including the seriousness of the violation, prior violations, deterrence, and the violator's economic circumstances.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 10,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Mississippi Attorney General
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Interactive computer services accessible to minors
Obligation class
Disclosure, Design code
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platformserves_minors
Read the law
Official Mississippi Legislature bill status page, As Sent to Governor version
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