Law / United States / 
New York
S7694A/A8148A, Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act
N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law art. 45, sections 1500-1508 (2024 N.Y. Laws ch. 120)
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Commencement not set.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Social media platforms must obtain parental consent before providing an addictive, algorithmically personalized feed to a user they know is a minor, and may not send notifications to minors between midnight and 6 a.m. without parental consent.
The act does not take effect until 180 days after the Attorney General finalizes rules identifying acceptable age-determination and parental-consent methods; a notice of proposed rulemaking was published September 15, 2025, the public comment period closed December 1, 2025, and final rules had not been adopted as of mid-2026.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Up to $5,000 per violation, enforced by the Attorney General.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
New York Attorney General
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Social media platforms providing algorithmically personalized (addictive) feeds to users in New York
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
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