Online Safety for Kids: New Social Media Platform Obligations
This law imposes new duties on major online platforms to protect minors (under 17) from violence, sexual exploitation, drugs, and financial fraud. It mandates default safety settings and provides parents with tools to control their child's screen time and manage account privacy. Platforms must also undergo annual safety audits and provide easy reporting mechanisms for harm.
Key points
Platforms must enable the most protective privacy and safety settings by default for minors (under 17) and limit features promoting compulsive usage (e.g., infinite scrolling).
Parents gain tools to manage accounts of children (under 13), including the ability to control privacy settings and limit time spent on the platform.
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