Stop the Scroll Act

Summary

Requires U.S.-located users of covered social media and anonymous content-sharing platforms to see a standardized, conspicuous mental-health warning label each time they access the service and again after each hour of continuous use unless they exit or explicitly acknowledge the label. The bill directs the FCC and Surgeon General to write implementing regulations, makes violations enforceable by the FTC (with civil penalties and state parens patriae suits allowed), and takes effect one year after enactment.

• Requires conspicuous, standardized mental-health warning labels for U.S.-located users on covered social media and anonymous-sharing platforms.
• Labels must warn about mental-health risks and link to federal resources and cannot be hidden in links or terms of service.
• Labels must be shown at access and reappear after each hour of continuous use unless the user exits or explicitly acknowledges them.
• FCC must issue implementing regulations within 180 days, with Surgeon General concurrence and five-year reviews.
• The FTC enforces the law as if violations were unfair/deceptive practices under the FTC Act, including civil penalties.
• States may file parens patriae lawsuits after notifying the FTC; the FTC can intervene and preempt duplicative suits.
• Covered platforms include both statutory "social media platforms" and anonymous content-sharing apps/sites.
• The law takes effect one year after enactment, creating a 180-day regulatory drafting window before compliance is required.