United States of America: Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024 (SB 351) was introduced to Senate of Georgia

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Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024 (SB 351) was introduced to Senate of Georgia

On 11 January 2025, the Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act of 2024 (SB 351) was introduced to the Senate of Georgia. The Bill would impose obligations on social media platforms and commercial entities providing harmful online material to minors. Schools would need to expand curricula on digital citizenship, adopt social media policies, and address cyberbullying. Platforms would be required to verify users’ ages, treat those under 16 as minors, obtain parental consent for their accounts, ban targeted advertising and unnecessary data collection from minors, and provide parental monitoring tools.

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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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2025-01-11
under deliberation

On 11 January 2025, the Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act of 2024 (SB 351) was intr…

2025-03-28
adopted

On 28 March 2025, the Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act of 2024 (SB 351) was adopte…

2025-04-23
adopted

On 23 April 2025, the Governor signed the Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act of 2024…