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The bill increases privacy and safety protections for minors by requiring deletion of under‑16 accounts and creating enforcement pathways, but it risks mistaken account deletions, narrow data‑recovery windows, federal preemption of state options, and added costs that could be borne by users.
Children under 16 will have their social media accounts removed, reducing their exposure to targeted advertising, harassment, and harmful content.
Parents and families gain stronger control and privacy because platforms must delete minors' personal data upon account termination and provide portable data retrieval for 90 days.
Consumers gain a federal enforcement pathway through the FTC, creating a single regulator to pursue violations and provide more consistent nationwide protections.
Children and teens may be wrongly identified as under‑16 and have accounts deleted, disrupting social connections and access to content.
Broad deletion and portability requirements increase platform compliance and operational costs, which could be passed to users through reduced services or higher prices.
The 90‑day window to request data and 45‑day fulfillment timeframe may be too narrow for some families to recover important information before deletion.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires covered platforms to identify users under 16, terminate those accounts on a set schedule, delete personal data, and allow limited data export, enforced by the FTC.
Introduced December 5, 2025 by Erin Houchin · Last progress December 5, 2025
Requires covered social media platforms to identify users under age 16, notify those known minor users that their accounts will be terminated, and delete those accounts and their personal data on a specified schedule. Platforms must, where technically feasible and not barred by licensing, provide terminated users a readable, machine‑portable copy of their data on request for a limited period. The Federal Trade Commission enforces violations, states may bring certain civil actions but are otherwise preempted, and the rule takes effect one year after enactment.