SMK Act of 2025

This bill would bar social media platforms from offering disappearing-message features to users they know are under 17. Platforms that offer direct messaging to minors would have to give parents controls to approve or deny new contacts, view approved contacts, and turn off direct messaging. Direct messaging would be off by default for users under 13 unless a parent consents. App stores would have to warn parents when a child tries to download a social media app with direct messaging, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general could enforce the law, and state laws on the same subject would be preempted.

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Sponsors

• Neal P. Dunn Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors