S 278
Advanced toward a vote
Prohibits social media platforms from knowingly allowing children under 13 to hold accounts, bars them from using personal data to recommend content to children and teens under 17, and requires schools receiving E-rate discounts to block students' access to social media.
Official title: Kids Off Social Media Act
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Senate
Introduced
28-JAN-2025
Referred
28-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
05-FEB-2025
Reported
30-JUN-2025
On the calendar
30-JUN-2025
- Requires platforms to terminate accounts they know belong to children under 13 and delete those children's personal data, with a 90-day window to request a copy of their data.
- Prohibits platforms from using personal data in personalized recommendation systems for children and teens under 17, with exceptions for basic data such as device type, language, city, and age, and chronological feeds of content teens follow.
- Requires schools that receive discounted services under the Communications Act to certify they block student access to social media, with the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general enforcing the platform rules.
- Takes effect one year after enactment for the platform provisions, and amends the Children's Internet Protection Act to add social media to school certification requirements.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (28-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 30-JUN-2025).
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■ 7 D■ 6 R■ 1 I
7 Democrats
6 Republicans
1 Independent