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United States of America: Amendments to Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Social Media Feeds (Chapter 703, 2025) enters into force

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Amendments to Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Social Media Feeds (Chapter 703, 2025) enters into force

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…

Scope

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

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2025-01-03
under deliberation

On 3 January 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Social …

2025-02-03
under deliberation

On 3 February 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Social…

2025-02-04
rejected

On 4 February 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit addictive social…

2025-02-20
under deliberation

On 20 February 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to Prohibit Addictive Socia…

2025-03-10
adopted

On 10 March 2025, the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to regulate social media platf…

2025-05-02
adopted

On 2 May 2025, the Virginia Governor signed into law the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection…

2026-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2026, Virginia’s amendments to the Consumer Data Protection Act (Chapter 703, 2025; fo…

2026-02-27
under litigation

On 27 February 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted …