Minnesota SF4696 establishes requirements for social media platforms regarding accounts for minors.

Minnesota SF4696 mandates that social media platforms with significant advertising revenues must terminate child accounts within seven days of identifying the account holder as a minor unless verifiable parental consent is obtained. Parents can request account termination within 14 days. The bill prohibits addictive interface features and targeted paid commercial advertising on child accounts. It also requires platforms to maintain the most private settings by default for child accounts and to update age estimates every 100 hours.

Minnesota SF4696 establishes requirements for social media platforms regarding accounts for minors.

Minnesota SF4696 mandates that social media platforms with significant advertising revenues must terminate child accounts within seven days of identifying the account holder as a minor unless verifiable parental consent is obtained. Parents can request account termination within 14 days. The bill prohibits addictive interface features and targeted paid commercial advertising on child accounts. It also requires platforms to maintain the most private settings by default for child accounts and to update age estimates every 100 hours.