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Protecting Children from Social Media Act (HB 1891/SB 2097, 2024 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 899)
Tenn. Code Ann. sections 47-18-5701 to 47-18-5706
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In force since 1 January 2025.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Requires social media companies to verify the age of prospective Tennessee account holders, obtain express parental consent before a minor under 18 can create or keep an account, let a parent revoke that consent, and provide parents supervisory tools including privacy settings visibility, daily time restrictions, and mandatory breaks.
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionNo
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Tennessee Attorney General
Litigation
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, on appeal to the Sixth Circuit
- Docket
- NetChoice, LLC v. Skrmetti, No. 3:24-cv-01191 (M.D. Tenn.); appeal No. 25-5660 (6th Cir.)
- Posture
- The district court denied a preliminary injunction on June 20, 2025, finding no irreparable harm and without reaching the First Amendment merits. NetChoice's appeal of that denial was argued before the Sixth Circuit on February 4, 2026 and remains pending, with a multistate coalition of attorneys general filing a brief supporting Tennessee.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Social media platforms as statutorily defined operating in Tennessee.
Verification methods
Parental consent
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platform
Read the law
official public chapter (session law) text, Tennessee Secretary of State
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