Parents Over Platforms Act

Summary

Requires app stores and app developers to collect and share an "age category" signal, give parents tools to control minor accounts, and stop personalized advertising to minors. The Federal Trade Commission enforces the law, platforms and developers get limited liability for good-faith compliance, and the law preempts state rules and takes effect two years after enactment.

• App stores must gather age information, let parents view/change it, and share an "age signal" with developers when allowed.
• Developers must not show personalized ads to minors and must reasonably prevent minors from accessing adult-only features or content.
• Age signals may satisfy the law's "commercially reasonable" verification standard, but stricter checks may be required for legally age-restricted content.
• The FTC enforces violations as unfair or deceptive acts and has full enforcement powers; the law does not limit other FTC authority.
• The law shields platforms and developers from liability for good-faith compliance and reliance on age signals, with limits for purposeful noncompliance.
• App distributors must provide parental controls, a centralized developer product page for safety info, and may block minors from acquiring apps.
• The Act preempts state and local laws on the same subject and contains a two-year delayed effective date.
• Developers and distributors under common control may rely on shared age-determination processes, but sharing of age signals must be limited to permitted uses.