Bill > HB2392

This bill establishes the "Missouri Social Media Safety for Minors Act", which creates comprehensive regulations for social media platforms' interactions with users under 18. The legislation prohibits children under 14 from creating social media accounts and requires verified parental consent for accounts for minors between 14 and 16 years old. Social media platforms must implement secure age verification processes that protect user privacy without requiring government identification, and provide parents options to access and review account activity, request account deletion, and limit messaging features. The bill also mandates that platforms cannot use addictive design features targeting minors, such as infinite scrolling or auto-playing content, cannot allow direct messaging from unverified adults to minors, and cannot serve targeted advertisements to minors based on personal data or behavioral profiling. Violations of these provisions are considered unlawful merchandising practices, with potential civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation, enforceable by the attorney general, and parents of harmed minors can also bring civil actions for damages. The law aims to protect minors from potential online risks and inappropriate digital interactions while maintaining user privacy.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2392&year=2026&code=R