HB5511

Illinois HB5511 establishes the Children's Social Media Safety Act, requiring age verification for users and imposing restrictions on platforms for.

HB5511, known as the Children's Social Media Safety Act, mandates operating system providers to offer an interface for account holders to indicate the birth date or age of users by January 1, 2028. Operators must request a signal from an operating system provider or a covered application store when an application is downloaded and launched. This signal identifies the user's age bracket. For users identified as minors, operators must apply default settings to ensure privacy and restrict access to certain content.