United States of America: Governor signed Act concerning Social Media and Online Services, Products, and Features (SB 1295) including data protection regulation
Description
Governor signed Act concerning Social Media and Online Services, Products, and Features (SB 1295) including data protection regulation
On 24 June 2025, the Connecticut Governor signed the Act Concerning Social Media Platforms and Online Services, Products and Features. The Act requires owners of social media platforms to incorporate an online safety centre by 1 January 2026, provid…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, software provider: app stores, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-02-13
under deliberation
2025-06-03
adopted
2025-06-24
adopted
2025-07-01
in grace period