United States of America: Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act/HB 7757) including age verification requirement was introduced to House of Representatives

On 3 March 2026, the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act/HB 7757) was introduced in the House of Representatives. Title I, the Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act (SCREEN Act), would require providers of covered platforms to adopt and utilise commercially available technology verification measures to identify minors and prevent their access to sexual material harmful to minors. Under the KIDS Act, a minor is defined as an individual under the age of 17. User self-declaration would not be sufficient to verify age. Providers would be required to provide clear and conspicuous notice of technology verification measures and related policies, take reasonable measures to address circumvention, and refrain from transferring, disclosing, or retaining technology verification measure data beyond what is strictly necessary. Providers could contract third parties to fulfil these requirements, but would retain all obligations and liability. The KIDS Act would pre-empt State laws imposing equivalent technology verification measure requirements. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would consult experts in computer science, online child safety, consumer protection, and data security in carrying out Title I.