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HB 33, Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act
Ohio Rev. Code section 1349.09
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Enjoined: enforcement paused by a court, effective 15 January 2024.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Operators of social media platforms directed to or reasonably expected to be accessed by children must obtain verifiable parental consent, through methods such as a signed form, credit card verification, phone or video call, or government ID, before allowing a child under 16 to create an account. Operators must also disclose available content moderation and parental control features.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Penalties
Civil penalties up to $1,000 per day for the first 60 days of noncompliance, up to $5,000 per day for days 61 through 90, and up to $10,000 per day thereafter.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Ohio Attorney General (exclusive authority)
Litigation
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Docket
- NetChoice, LLC v. Yost, No. 25-3371 (6th Cir.); underlying No. 2:24-cv-00047 (S.D. Ohio)
- Posture
- The Act was blocked from its January 15, 2024 start (TRO, then preliminary injunction) and permanently enjoined by the district court on April 16, 2025. On June 18, 2026 the Sixth Circuit reversed in a divided decision, holding NetChoice lacked third-party standing to raise its members' minor users' First Amendment rights and failed to show the Act facially unconstitutional on its own claims, and remanded with instructions to enter judgment for the Attorney General. As of July 15, 2026 the appellate mandate had not yet issued; NetChoice obtained an extension to July 16, 2026 to decide whether to seek panel rehearing or rehearing en banc, so the district court injunction technically remained in place pending the mandate, after which the law is cleared to be enforced.
What it reaches
Age threshold
16
Covered services
Online services, websites, and products that target children or are reasonably expected to be accessed by children
Verification methods
Parental consent, Gov ID
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platform
Read the law
official statute text and appellate opinion
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