United States of America: Passed Bill amending the Oklahoma Statutes to require age verification for social media (HB 3914)

On 14 March 2024, the Bill amending the Oklahoma Statutes to require age verification for social media (HB 3914) was passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The Bill aims to establish certain liability for social media companies and commercial entities, with the goal of protecting minors accessing social media platforms. In particular, the Bill would require platforms to restrict minors under 16 access to social media. For minors under 16, the Bill requires parental consent to create an account on social media. The Bill proposes age verification methods, including a digitalised identification card, a digital copy of a driver's license, government-issued identification, or any other commercially reasonable age verification method. In case a social media company fails to verify the age of its users, the Bill stipulates fines of USD 2'500 per violation, and the Attorney General is also authorised to take legal action.