Argentina: Bill on preventive mental health regime in digital environments (7340-D-2025) including obligation to conduct risk assessments was introduced to Chamber of Deputies

On 19 February 2026, the Bill Preventive Mental Health Regime in Digital Environments (7340-D-2025) was introduced to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. The Bill would establish proportional age verification obligations for digital platforms to enable differentiated protections for minors in digital environments. It would apply to platforms established in Argentina and to foreign platforms targeting the Argentine market with more than 100’000 monthly active users domiciled in Argentina, local advertising, or localised payment methods, while platforms below 10’000 users and certain encrypted private messaging services would be excluded. The Bill would further establish quality of service obligations for covered platforms. Platforms would be required to design, develop, and operate their services with due regard to users’ mental health, particularly that of children and adolescents. They would also be required to identify, assess, and mitigate psychosocial risks arising from service functionalities, design architectures, and algorithmic recommendation systems. Platforms would be required to ensure that algorithmic systems do not disproportionately amplify content promoting self-harm, suicide, eating disorders, extreme violence, or other serious mental health risks. They would have to establish internal protocols for crisis detection, escalation, and response, including referral mechanisms to professional or emergency services. Platforms would also be required to provide periodic staff training on digital mental health and the prevention of psychological harm. In addition, they would have to publish annual Transparency and Digital Wellbeing Reports, cooperate with the enforcement authority in supervisory activities, and ensure the accessibility of digital wellbeing tools and safety settings for persons with disabilities.