United States of America: Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (HR 6265/Safer GAMING Act) was introduced to House of Representatives

On 21 November 2025, the Safer Guarding of Adolescents from Malicious Interactions on Network Games Act (HR 6265/Safer GAMING Act) was introduced to the House of Representatives. The Act would require online video game providers to provide parents of minors (under-18s) with parental controls to limit minors' communications with any other user of the game, including adult users. The safeguards would need to be easy to use, accessible, enabled by default on minors' accounts, and only parents should have the ability to disable them. State Attorneys General are empowered by the law to bring a civil action on behalf of state residents by providing written notice of intent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Violations of the Act are to be treated by the FTC as violations of the FTC Act regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.