Sponsor
Anna Luna
Representative · R-FL
Representative · R-FL
The bill strengthens privacy and reduces minors' exposure to harmful or distracting social media through platform restrictions and school enforcement, at the cost of added compliance and legal burdens for platforms and schools, potential gaps that push kids to workarounds, and increased administrative and funding challenges—especially for small or rural districts.
Children and students (and their families) will face less exposure to harmful or distracting social media content because the bill blocks under‑13 accounts, limits algorithmic recommendations for minors, and enables school/device blocking during school hours.
Parents and families gain stronger privacy protections for minors because platforms must delete children's personal data and limit its use for profiling or targeted recommendations.
Limits on personalized recommendations for children and teens reduce algorithmic amplification of potentially harmful or addictive content.
Schools or districts that cannot certify compliance risk losing E‑Rate discounts and may have to reimburse prior funds, while smaller/rural districts may face procurement and technical hurdles to install required filtering.
Blocking under‑13 accounts may push some children to use adult accounts or third‑party verification workarounds, potentially increasing their exposure to the very risks the law aims to reduce.
Platforms face system changes, data deletion obligations, compliance monitoring, and potential civil penalties, creating financial and legal costs that may be passed on to consumers, advertisers, or small businesses.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Restricts commercial social media personalization for children under 13 and conditions schools' E-Rate discounts on certifying and enforcing policies/technical blocks against student access to social media.
Official title: To prohibit users who are under age 13 from accessing social media platforms, to prohibit the use of personalized recommendation systems on individuals under age 17, and limit the use of social media in schools.
Introduced February 5, 2026 by Anna Luna · Last progress February 5, 2026
Prohibits or restricts how commercial social media platforms can target or recommend content to children under 13, defines covered services, and requires schools that receive E-Rate discounts to certify and enforce policies and technical controls preventing student access to social media on supported networks and devices. The bill gives the FTC definitional authority for enforcement hooks, directs the FCC to adopt rules and a public repository of school internet-safety policies, and preserves the rest of the law if one part is struck down.