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Mississippi
HB 1126, Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act
Miss. Code Ann. sections 45-38-1 to 45-38-13
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In force since 1 July 2024.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Requires digital service providers that let users socially interact, create profiles, and post content to verify the age of all users and obtain express parental or guardian consent before a known minor (under 18) may hold an account, with default privacy protections for minor accounts.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Enforcement as an unfair and deceptive trade practice; civil penalties
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Mississippi Attorney General
Litigation
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Docket
- NetChoice v. Fitch, No. 1:24-cv-00170-HSO-BWR (S.D. Miss.); No. 25-60348 (previously No. 24-60341), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; related emergency application No. 25A97, Supreme Court of the United States
- Posture
- A federal district court granted NetChoice a preliminary injunction on July 1, 2024. The Fifth Circuit vacated that injunction on July 17, 2025, and the Supreme Court denied NetChoice's emergency application to restore it on August 14, 2025, so the law is currently enforceable. The Fifth Circuit heard oral argument on the merits of NetChoice v. Fitch on February 3, 2026, and has not yet ruled.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Digital services allowing social interaction, profile creation, and content posting or sharing
Verification methods
Gov ID, Third party service, Self declaration
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platform
Read the law
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