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S. 278119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Jun 30, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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Social media platforms would have to delete accounts of children under 13 and stop using recommendation algorithms for users under 17.
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The Kids Off Social Media Act would ban children under 13 from having social media accounts and require platforms to delete their accounts and personal data. It would also bar personalized recommendation algorithms for users under 17, though basic filters like age or language could still shape feeds. A related section would require schools receiving federal internet funding to block student access to social media on school networks.
Social media companies would need new systems to identify and remove underage users and adjust algorithms for minors. Schools, libraries, parents, children, and teenagers would also be affected.
Enforcement relies on whether companies "reasonably should have known" a user's age, not ID verification, with the FTC and state attorneys general treating violations as deceptive business practices. Children and teens would lose access to certain accounts and personalized feeds until they turn 13 or 17.
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Right now: it was placed on the Senate floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.