United States of America: Bill amending Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Social Media Feeds (SB 854 / HB 1624)

On 1 January 2026, Virginia’s amendments to the Consumer Data Protection Act (Chapter 703, 2025; formerly SB 854) will enter into force. The amendments prohibit social media platforms from providing addictive algorithmic feeds to minors and introduc…

On 2 May 2025, the Virginia Governor signed into law the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to regulate social media use by minors (SB 854). The amendments require platforms to implement commercially reasonable age verification methods a…

On 10 March 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to regulate social media platform use by minors (SB 854) was adopted by the Virginia General Assembly. The Bill requires platforms to implement commercially reasonable age verifica…

On 20 February 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Social Media Feeds (SB 854) was passed in the Virginia House of Delegates, having previously been passed by the Senate. The Bill stipulates that platforms …

On 4 February 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit addictive social media feed (HB 1624) was rejected by the House of Delegates. The Bill would have prohibited social media platforms from providing addictive feeds to …

On 3 February 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Social Media Feeds (SB 854) was passed in the Virginia Senate. The Bill prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive feeds to minors without ve…

On 3 January 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Social Media Feeds (SB 854) was introduced to the Virginia Senate. House Bill 1624 was also introduced on the same day as a companion bill. The Bill prohibit…