Description

Adopted Social Media Parental Notification Act including age verification requirements

On 30 June 2023, the Ohio Senate adopted the Bill requiring age verification for online services. The Bill mandates operators of online websites, services, or products that children access to obtain verifiable consent for any contract with a child, …

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2023-02-15
under deliberation

On 15 February 2023, a Bill requiring age verification for online services was introduced to the Oh…

2023-04-26
under deliberation

On 26 April 2023, the Ohio House of Representatives passed the Bill requiring age verification for …

2023-06-30
adopted

On 30 June 2023, the Ohio Senate adopted the Bill requiring age verification for online services. T…

2023-07-04
adopted

On 4 July 2023, the Governor signed the Bill requiring age verification for online services. The Bi…